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About Prajapara Village

Prajapara is a large village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,472, made up of 1,251 males and 1,221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Prajapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Prajapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 88.12 hectares
Population 2,472
Male Population 1,251
Female Population 1,221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Prajapara compares

By the 2011 count Prajapara is the 9th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 88.12 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Prajapara

Prajapara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Prajapara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Prajapara from other places

Prajapara lies about 1.9 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 2.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Prajapara
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar II 1.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 2.3 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 4.7 km

Villages closest to Prajapara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Prajapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Prajapara village had a population of 2,472. That makes it the 9th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Prajapara village has 1,251 males and 1,221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prajapara has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Prajapara is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Prajapara covers 88.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Prajapara falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Prajapara is Swadinpur, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Prajapara.

Prajapara is about 1.9 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Prajapara is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. Mayureswar II is about 1.9 km away. Birbhum is about 1.9 km away. Swadinpur is about 2.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sibpur (1.9 km), Bandaha (2.5 km) and Bandh (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Prajapara today is likely to be higher.

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