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About Purbapratappur Village

Purbapratappur is a small village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 119 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbapratappur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbapratappur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 57.5 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 119
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purbapratappur compares

By the 2011 count Purbapratappur is the 175th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 57.5 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 983.

Getting to Purbapratappur

Purbapratappur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purbapratappur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pratappur, Prithimpur, Purba Shyamsundarpur and Purbabhurkundi. 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 Purbapratappur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbapratappur village had a population of 224. That makes it the 175th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Purbapratappur village has 119 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbapratappur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Purbapratappur is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbapratappur covers 57.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purbapratappur falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purbapratappur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purbapratappur.

Purbapratappur is in Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Purbapratappur today is likely to be higher.

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