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About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,038, made up of 567 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733156, 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 Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733156
Area (hectares) 147.93 hectares
Population 1,038
Male Population 567
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 140th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 147.93 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

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 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pratappur from other places

Pratappur lies about 26 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 5.4 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 Sudhani 5.4 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 31 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 31 km

Villages closest to Pratappur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raiganj 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 1,038. That makes it the 140th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Pratappur village has 567 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratappur has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 733156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 147.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pratappur falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pratappur is Sudhani, about 5.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pratappur.

Pratappur is about 26 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pratappur is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sudhani is about 5.4 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 26 km away. Raiganj 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 Ratanpur (under 2 km), Sankarpur (3.5 km) and Lohanda (4.5 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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