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About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is a small village in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 84 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal II
Pincode 732123
Area (hectares) 65.95 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 84
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pratappur compares

By the 2011 count Pratappur is the 86th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 65.95 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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 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 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 52 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Khurial, about 5.0 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 Khurial 5.0 km
Nearest town Katihar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal II 25 km
District headquarters Maldah 52 km

Villages closest to Pratappur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal II 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 Pratappur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pratappur village had a population of 155. That makes it the 86th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Pratappur village has 84 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratappur has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 732123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 65.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pratappur falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pratappur is Khurial, about 5.0 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 - 10 km distance for Pratappur.

Pratappur is about 52 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pratappur is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Khurial is about 5.0 km away. Katihar is about 22 km away. Chanchal II is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parani Nagar (3.7 km), Damaipur (7.3 km) and Aolagachhi Chaupukuria (9.3 km).

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

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