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About Pratiharpur Village

Pratiharpur is a mid sized village in Tarakeswar tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,382, made up of 700 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pratiharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pratiharpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Tarakeswar
Pincode 712411
Area (hectares) 115.41 hectares
Population 1,382
Male Population 700
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pratiharpur compares

By the 2011 count Pratiharpur is the 44th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 115.41 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Pratiharpur

The census records public bus service for Pratiharpur as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pratiharpur from other places

Pratiharpur lies about 17 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Porabazar, about 7.7 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 Pratiharpur
Nearest railway station Porabazar 7.7 km
Nearest town Chandannagar 16 km
District headquarters Hugli 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarakeswar 23 km

Villages closest to Pratiharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pratiharpur village had a population of 1,382. That makes it the 44th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Pratiharpur village has 700 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratiharpur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Pratiharpur is 712411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratiharpur covers 115.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pratiharpur falls under Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pratiharpur is Porabazar, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Pratiharpur 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.

Pratiharpur is in Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district. Porabazar is about 7.7 km away. Chandannagar is about 16 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.

The closest recorded villages are Malpaharpur (under 2 km), Bajitpur (11 km) and Astara (14 km).

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

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