# Pratappur Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Pratappur

Pratappur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,038 people in 217 households**, the 140th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,038people (2011)
- 217households
- 33.1%literacy
- 831females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pratappur

Of every 100 households in Pratappur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pratappur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****6%**

**24%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**939

Working population ****38.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.1% for men and 28.4% for women. 53% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (44%) · **■** Household industry 16 (4%) · **■** Other work 25 (6%) · **■** Marginal 102 (26%)

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 Raiganj

- Khadimpur1,091 people
- Keshra1,077 people
- Dumaria1,075 people
- Kachanbari1,071 people
- Khoksa1,036 people
- Parial1,034 people
- Mirual1,032 people
- Bhupalpur1,026 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pratappur?1,038 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pratappur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pratappur?33.1% (Census 2011)