Paras Rampurਪਰਸ ਰਾਮਪੁਰ

Where is Paras Rampur?

Paras Rampur is a village in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (East) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030262, and it covers 200 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,631 people in Paras Rampur: 832 men and 799 women, living in 360 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 200 hectares, the population density works out to about 818 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 960 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 127, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 883 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.18 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.31 per cent and women at 78.95 per cent. The census recorded 498 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 497 main workers, the largest group, 351, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 144 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Paras Rampur's land. Of the village's 200 hectares, 165 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (165 hectares). About 34 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 144 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Paras Rampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Damudarpur, Kotli Than Singh, Semi and Sarnana.

What is the population of Paras Rampur?

The population of Paras Rampur was 1,631 at the 2011 census, living in 360 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Paras Rampur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Paras Rampur has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.