# Pratappur Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Pratappur

Pratappur is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,446 people in 291 households**, the 27th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,446people (2011)
- 291households
- 71.2%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pratappur

Of every 100 households in Pratappur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pratappur · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**66%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**83%

Use banking services ****38%**

**46%

Television ****28%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**971

Working population ****33.7%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 65.2% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 249 (51%) · **■** Marginal 58 (12%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Japhala1,531 people
- Tangasol1,508 people
- Ghagra1,489 people
- Safiabad1,460 people
- Maheshpur1,417 people
- Walipur1,411 people
- Pathri1,378 people
- Khalkona1,354 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pratappur?1,446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pratappur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pratappur?71.2% (Census 2011)