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About Pratapnagar Village

Pratapnagar is a large village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,785, made up of 1,438 males and 1,347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pratapnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pratapnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 743330
Area (hectares) 119.5 hectares
Population 2,785
Male Population 1,438
Female Population 1,347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Pratapnagar compares

By the 2011 count Pratapnagar is the 22nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 119.5 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Pratapnagar

Pratapnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pratapnagar 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 Pratapnagar from other places

Pratapnagar lies about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Champahati, about 5.1 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 Pratapnagar
Nearest railway station Champahati 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 8.7 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 8.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 33 km

Villages closest to Pratapnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonarpur 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 Pratapnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pratapnagar village had a population of 2,785. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Pratapnagar village has 1,438 males and 1,347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratapnagar has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Pratapnagar is 743330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratapnagar covers 119.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pratapnagar falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pratapnagar is Champahati, about 5.1 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 Pratapnagar.

Pratapnagar is about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pratapnagar is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Champahati is about 5.1 km away. Sonarpur is about 8.7 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garal (under 2 km), Metiari (under 2 km) and Kustia (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pratapnagar today is likely to be higher.

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