Paranaਪਰਨਾ

Where is Parana?

Parana is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lohian Khas community development block and is served by the Nahal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029767, and it covers 127 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 54 people in Parana: 32 men and 22 women, living in 14 households, an average of about 3.9 people per household. Spread over its 127 hectares, the population density works out to about 43 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 688 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.67 per cent and women at 61.9 per cent. The census recorded 19 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 19 main workers, the largest group, 19, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Parana's land. Of the village's 127 hectares, 104 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (104 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 19 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Parana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jalanpur Kalan, Nahl, Jamsher and Manak.

What is the population of Parana?

The population of Parana was 54 at the 2011 census, living in 14 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Parana have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Parana has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.