Paragpurਪਰਗਪੁਰ

Where is Paragpur?

Paragpur is a village of SAS Nagar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 14 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 039242, and it covers 145 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 123 people in Paragpur: 67 men and 56 women, living in 21 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 145 hectares, the population density works out to about 85 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 836 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 28 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.44 per cent and women at 62.5 per cent. The census recorded 66 workers, about 54 per cent of the village. Of the 66 main workers, the largest group, 55, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 11 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Paragpur's land. Of the village's 145 hectares, 129 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 91 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (38 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (53 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 11 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 9 hours a day.

Getting there

Paragpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. SAS Nagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Manoli Surat, Mamoli, Salempur and Mathiaran.

What is the population of Paragpur?

The population of Paragpur was 123 at the 2011 census, living in 21 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Paragpur have?

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