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About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is a small village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 249 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721442, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721442
Area (hectares) 93.15 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 249
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 115th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 93.15 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

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 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 Payrakola, Perijpur, Phulbani and Phulbari. 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 485. That makes it the 115th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Pratappur village has 249 males and 236 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 942.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 721442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 93.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pratappur falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pratappur.

Pratappur is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba 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 Pratappur today is likely to be higher.

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