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By population, Pratappur ranks #166 of 181 villages in Lahunipara mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pratappur is a village of 74 people in 12 households (Census 2011) in Lahunipara block, Sundargarh district, Odisha, the 166th-largest of 181 villages in Lahunipara block. Literacy is 46%, 6 points below the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,176 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 770040, served by Lahunipara post office; the LGD village code is 384821. The sarpanch is PREMNATH MUNDA, and the village votes in Phulbani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uma Charan Mallick. The population is estimated at 87 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pratappur · this village | 74 | 46% | — |
| Ambarudi · Kamarposh Balang | 955 | 39% | — |
| Sagadiaposh · Lahunipara | 769 | 49% | — |
| Sankhaposh · Lahunipara | 666 | 39% | — |
| Lamsi · Kamarposh Balang | 584 | 62% | — |
| Arjunchuan · Lahunipara | 554 | 45% | — |
| Nandapada · Kamarposh Balang | 479 | 63% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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