About Prasadpur Village

Prasadpur is a large village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,791, made up of 1,381 males and 1,410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712426, 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	Hugli
Tehsil	Jangipara
Pincode	712426
Area (hectares)	178.87 hectares
Population	2,791
Male Population	1,381
Female Population	1,410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Prasadpur compares

By the 2011 count Prasadpur is the 14th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 178.87 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Prasadpur from other places

Prasadpur lies about 45 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Munsirhat, about 13 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
Tehsil headquarters	Jangipara	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Munsirhat	13 km
Nearest town	Tarakeswar	18 km
District headquarters	Hugli	45 km

Villages closest to Prasadpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Prasadpur village had a population of 2,791. That makes it the 14th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Prasadpur village has 1,381 males and 1,410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prasadpur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Prasadpur is 712426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Prasadpur covers 178.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Prasadpur falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Prasadpur is Munsirhat, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Prasadpur.

Prasadpur is about 45 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Prasadpur is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Jangipara is about 6.7 km away. Munsirhat is about 13 km away. Tarakeswar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.