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About Prahladpur Village

Prahladpur is a small village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 117 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Prahladpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Prahladpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat I
Pincode 731242
Area (hectares) 91.67 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 117
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Prahladpur compares

By the 2011 count Prahladpur is the 106th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 91.67 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Prahladpur

Prahladpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Prahladpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Prahladpur from other places

Prahladpur 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 Prahladpur
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 6.6 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 11 km
District headquarters Birbhum 11 km

Villages closest to Prahladpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat I 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 Prahladpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Prahladpur village had a population of 229. That makes it the 106th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Prahladpur village has 117 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prahladpur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Prahladpur is 731242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Prahladpur covers 91.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Prahladpur falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Prahladpur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Prahladpur.

Prahladpur 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.

Prahladpur is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 6.6 km away. Rampur Hat is about 8.0 km away. Rampurhat I 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 Salgaria (under 2 km), Radipur (1.9 km) and Kashtagara (1.9 km).

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

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