# Parana Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Parana

Parana is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144629**. The 2011 Census counted **54 people in 14 households**, the 172nd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 54people (2011)
- 14households
- 64.6%literacy
- 144629PIN code

## Parana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parana is 144629.** Parana falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144629
- Gram panchayatNahal
- Community development blockLohian Khas
- Census village code029767

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Parana from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)73 km by road
- Lohian Khass (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Parana?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Parana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Manak
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manak
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shah Kot
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lohian
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Parana known for?

The main crops are **wheat, sugarcane and sarson**. About 82% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Parana

Of every 100 households in Parana in 2011, 93 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Parana · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**26%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**56%

Use banking services ****73%**

**71%

Television ****73%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**12%

None of these assets ****7%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Parana?

■ Parana · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****688**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****200**

**862

Working population ****35.2%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 61.9% for women. 59% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 19 (100%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Shahkot

- Talwara85 people
- Chak Gadaipur73 people
- Mirzapur70 people
- Paraliwala64 people
- Raipur42 people
- Chak Rame30 people
- Rame Taharpur22 people
- Kakar Khurd2 people

[All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parana?144629
- How far is Parana from Jalandhar?73 km by road
- What is the population of Parana?54 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parana in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Parana?64.6% (Census 2011)