Paragpurਪਰਗਪੁਰ

Where is Paragpur?

Paragpur is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Pargpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032375, and it covers 146 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 206 people in Paragpur: 113 men and 93 women, living in 42 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 146 hectares, the population density works out to about 141 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 823 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 23, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 84 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.39 per cent and women at 61.73 per cent. The census recorded 77 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 73 main workers, the largest group, 49, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 18 agricultural labourers and 6 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Paragpur's land. Of the village's 146 hectares, 123 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (116 hectares). About 14 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 49 cultivators and 18 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Paragpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dobhali, Mandher, Bhedian and Dalelpur Urf Sarowal.

What is the population of Paragpur?

The population of Paragpur was 206 at the 2011 census, living in 42 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Paragpur have?

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