Prayagpur

Prayagpur is a census town in the Kanksa CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Prayagpur
Census Town
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Coordinates: 23°26′57.5″N 87°26′52.4″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Bardhaman
Area
• Total	2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,479
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713148
Telephone/ STD code	0341
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	paschimbardhaman.co.in

Geography

5km
3miles

Garh Jungle

H

Sibpur

R

Malandighi

R

Bankati

R

Gourangapur

H

Damodar River

Ajay River

Durgapur
Projects
Limited

Alloy
Steels
Plant

Durgapur
Steel
Plant

Durgapur
Barrage

B

Panagarh Airport

A

Kazi Nazrul
Islam Airport

A

ECL Kajora
Area Office

Rajbandh

R

Panagarh

R

Durgapur

MC

Baska

CT

Andal

CT

Dignala

CT

Palashban

CT

Harishpur

CT

Kajora

CT

Dakshin Khanda

CT

Mahira

CT

Ukhra

CT

Khandra

CT

Siduli

CT

Prayagpur

CT

Debipur

CT

Kanksa

CT

Amlajora

CT

Bamunara

CT

Gopalpur

CT

Arra

CT

  

Cities and towns in the southern and eastern portions of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural centre, A: airport, B: barrage, H: historical site
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Urbanisation

According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The sole municipal corporation in the Durgapur subdivision is located at Durgapur and the subdivision has 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Prayagpur had a total population of 4,479, of which 2,254 (51%) were males and 2,225 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 439. The total number of literate persons in Prayagpur was 3,307 (81.86% of the population over 6 years).^[2]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[3] Prayagpur had a population of 5149. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Prayagpur has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 57%. In Prayagpur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Prayagpur covered an area of 2.59 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 11 km roads, with both open and covered drains, the protected water-supply involved tap water from treated source, hand pump. It had 700 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 4 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had was 1 primary schools, other school facilities at Kanksa 6 km away. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational, cultural facilities it had 1 public library and 1 reading room.^[4]

Education

Prayagpur has one primary school.^[5]

Healthcare

Panagarh Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Panagarh, is the major government medical facility in the Kanksa CD block.^[6]