About Pratap Dighi Village

Pratap Dighi is a large village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,046, made up of 1,560 males and 1,486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pratap Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pratap Dighi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Potashpur II
Pincode	721440
Area (hectares)	127.98 hectares
Population	3,046
Male Population	1,560
Female Population	1,486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pratap Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Pratap Dighi is the 10th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 127.98 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Pratap Dighi

Pratap Dighi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pratap Dighi as Available within 5 - 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 Pratap Dighi from other places

Pratap Dighi lies about 29 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nachinda, about 20 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 Pratap Dighi
Nearest town	Egra	11 km
Nearest railway station	Nachinda	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Potashpur II	29 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	29 km

Villages closest to Pratap Dighi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potashpur II 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 Pratap Dighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pratap Dighi village had a population of 3,046. That makes it the 10th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Pratap Dighi village has 1,560 males and 1,486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratap Dighi has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Pratap Dighi is 721440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratap Dighi covers 127.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pratap Dighi falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pratap Dighi is Nachinda, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pratap Dighi.

Pratap Dighi is about 29 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pratap Dighi is in Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Egra is about 11 km away. Nachinda is about 20 km away. Potashpur II is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.