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About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 130 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 60.3 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 130
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 148th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 60.3 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Pratappur

Pratappur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pratappur as Available within <5 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 46 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhakrabad, about 21 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 Egra 13 km
Nearest railway station Bhakrabad 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Keshiary 33 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 46 km

Villages closest to Pratappur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keshiary 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 260. That makes it the 148th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Pratappur village has 130 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratappur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 60.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pratappur falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pratappur is Bhakrabad, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pratappur.

Pratappur is about 46 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pratappur is in Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Egra is about 13 km away. Bhakrabad is about 21 km away. Keshiary is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhareswarpur (12 km), Keshiari (34 km) and Hati Gerya (34 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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