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

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Pratappur

Pratappur is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **106 people in 28 households**, the 381st largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 106people (2011)
- 28households
- 73.4%literacy
- 1,208females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pratappur

Of every 100 households in Pratappur in 2011, 32 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Pratappur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****43%**

**34%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1208**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**979

Working population ****50.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 67.3% for women. 62% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 12 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (15%) · **■** Marginal 33 (61%)

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 Jhargram

- Radha Shyampur115 people
- Bhauda114 people
- Chandra112 people
- Khasjangal108 people
- Bara Parulia105 people
- Kismat Bharat Pur105 people
- Brahmattar101 people
- Rajnagar99 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pratappur?106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pratappur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pratappur?73.4% (Census 2011)