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About Prasadpur Village

Prasadpur is a large village in Nalhati II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,876, made up of 2,006 males and 1,870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Prasadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Prasadpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati II
Pincode 731237
Area (hectares) 390.07 hectares
Population 3,876
Male Population 2,006
Female Population 1,870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Prasadpur compares

By the 2011 count Prasadpur is the 11th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 390.07 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Prasadpur

Prasadpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Prasadpur 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 Prasadpur from other places

Prasadpur lies about 11 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 6.6 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 Prasadpur
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 6.6 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati II 11 km
District headquarters Birbhum 11 km

Villages closest to Prasadpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati 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 Prasadpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Prasadpur village had a population of 3,876. That makes it the 11th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Prasadpur village has 2,006 males and 1,870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prasadpur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Prasadpur is 731237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Prasadpur covers 390.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Prasadpur falls under Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Prasadpur is Mallarpur, about 6.6 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 Prasadpur.

Prasadpur is about 11 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Prasadpur is in Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 6.6 km away. Rampur Hat is about 8.0 km away. Nalhati II is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahargaria (8.4 km), Nawapara (10 km) and Bhadarpur (14 km).

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

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