Parao Uganaਪਰਓ ਉਗਨਾ

Where is Parao Ugana?

Parao Ugana is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036998, and it covers 34 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 448 people in Parao Ugana: 236 men and 212 women, living in 88 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 34 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,318 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 80, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 447 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.95 per cent and women at 57.3 per cent. The census recorded 96 workers, about 21 per cent of the village. Of the 88 main workers, the largest group, 50, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 33 agricultural labourers and 3 cultivators on their own land. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Parao Ugana's land. Of the village's 34 hectares, 25 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (25 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 34 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Parao Ugana is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bakshiwala, Ugana, Chak and Haryaon.

What is the population of Parao Ugana?

The population of Parao Ugana was 448 at the 2011 census, living in 88 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Parao Ugana have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Parao Ugana has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.