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About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is a mid sized village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 303 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, 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 Sankrail
Pincode 721513
Area (hectares) 162.5 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 303
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Pratappur compares

By the 2011 count Pratappur is the 63rd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 162.5 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 993.

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 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 94 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nasibpur, about 2.9 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 Nasibpur 2.9 km
Nearest town Bhadreswar 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 31 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 94 km

Villages closest to Pratappur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankrail 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 568. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Pratappur village has 303 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratappur has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 721513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 162.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pratappur is Nasibpur, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Pratappur.

Pratappur is about 94 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 Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Nasibpur is about 2.9 km away. Bhadreswar is about 8.4 km away. Sankrail is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripurbirua (5.2 km), Bara Barani (7.5 km) and Bara Dainmari (7.5 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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