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About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is a small village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 137 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Puncha
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 77.21 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 137
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pratappur compares

By the 2011 count Pratappur is the 88th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 77.21 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

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 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patkua, Payaka, Penchara and Pirra. 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 266. That makes it the 88th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Pratappur village has 137 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratappur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 77.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pratappur falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya 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 km distance for Pratappur.

Pratappur is in Puncha tehsil of Puruliya 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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