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About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is one of the larger villages in Hariharpara tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,430, made up of 5,343 males and 5,087 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 778.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742166, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Hariharpara
Pincode 742166
Area (hectares) 778.15 hectares
Population 10,430
Male Population 5,343
Female Population 5,087
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 6th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,683 residents. Its 778.15 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mamlatpur, Masurdanga, Nasipur and Padmanabhpur. 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 Pratappur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pratappur village had a population of 10,430. That makes it the 6th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,683 residents.

Pratappur village has 5,343 males and 5,087 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratappur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 742166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 778.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pratappur falls under Hariharpara tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pratappur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 in Hariharpara tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Pratappur today is likely to be higher.

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