About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is a mid sized village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 997, made up of 515 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pratappur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pratappur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Balagarh
Pincode	712501
Area (hectares)	141.92 hectares
Population	997
Male Population	515
Female Population	482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pratappur compares

By the 2011 count Pratappur is the 78th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 141.92 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Pratappur

Pratappur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pratappur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pratappur from other places

Pratappur lies about 17 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nasibpur, about 2.9 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 Pratappur
Nearest railway station	Nasibpur	2.9 km
Nearest town	Bhadreswar	8.4 km
District headquarters	Hugli	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balagarh	22 km

Villages closest to Pratappur

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

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Common questions about Pratappur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pratappur village had a population of 997. That makes it the 78th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Pratappur village has 515 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratappur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 712501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 141.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pratappur falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pratappur is Nasibpur, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Pratappur is about 17 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pratappur is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Nasibpur is about 2.9 km away. Bhadreswar is about 8.4 km away. Hugli is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.