About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is one of the larger villages in Raninagar I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,702, made up of 3,441 males and 3,261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742302, 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	Raninagar I
Pincode	742302
Area (hectares)	528.68 hectares
Population	6,702
Male Population	3,441
Female Population	3,261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pratappur compares

By the 2011 count Pratappur is the 9th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents. Its 528.68 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Pratappur

Pratappur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pratappur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 33 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 18 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 town	Rampur Hat	18 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raninagar I	33 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	33 km

Villages closest to Pratappur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pratappur village had a population of 6,702. That makes it the 9th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents.

Pratappur village has 3,441 males and 3,261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratappur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 742302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 528.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pratappur falls under Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pratappur is Rampurhat Junction, about 18 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 village for Pratappur.

Pratappur is about 33 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pratappur is in Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 18 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 18 km away. Raninagar I is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.