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About Prayagpur Village

Prayagpur is a mid sized village in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 269 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Prayagpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Prayagpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735210
Area (hectares) 511.31 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 269
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Prayagpur compares

By the 2011 count Prayagpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 511.31 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Prayagpur

Prayagpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Prayagpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Paschim Magurmari, Paschim Mallikpara, Paschim Salbari and Patkidaha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Prayagpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Prayagpur village had a population of 516. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Prayagpur village has 269 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prayagpur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Prayagpur is 735210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Prayagpur covers 511.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Prayagpur falls under Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Prayagpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Prayagpur.

Prayagpur is in Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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