# Pratappur Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Pratappur

Pratappur is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,699 people in 1,004 households**, the 4th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 4,699people (2011)
- 1,004households
- 83.8%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pratappur

Of every 100 households in Pratappur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pratappur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**49%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****56%**

**37%

Television ****47%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**22%

Own their home ****89%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pratappur?

■ Pratappur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****753**

**959

Working population ****37.1%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 77.1% for women. 63% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 357 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 338 (19%) · **■** Household industry 47 (3%) · **■** Other work 739 (42%) · **■** Marginal 264 (15%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ghatal

- Mansukha8,583 people
- Gopmohal Urf Manoharpur7,010 people
- Radhanagar5,827 people
- Dirghagram4,513 people
- Erpala4,503 people
- Sultanpur4,206 people
- Ratneshwar Bati4,176 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pratappur?4,699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pratappur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pratappur?83.8% (Census 2011)