 Pradhan was born in Hesal village in tribal heartland Khunti, roughly 60 kilometres from Ranchi, Jharkhand, on 8 December 1993, to Soma Pradhan, a Bihar police constable, and his wife, Jitan Devi, a homemaker.Pradhan is the third daughter of Soma Pradhan and Jitan Devi.The people of Pradhan's village weren't aware of her achievements until the news was aired by the media.