# Paprala Village, Rup Nagar, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rup Nagar, Rupnagar 

# Paprala

Paprala is a village in Rup Nagar sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140104**. The 2011 Census counted **916 people in 181 households**, the 39th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 916people (2011)
- 181households
- 85.8%literacy
- 140104PIN code

## Paprala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paprala is 140104.** Paprala falls in Rup Nagar sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code140104
- Gram panchayatPaprala
- Community development blockRupnagar
- Census village code038695

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

## How far is Paprala from nearby towns?

- Rupnagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Rupnagar (district HQ)3 km by road
- Rupnagar (nearest town)3 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 Paprala?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Paprala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rupnagar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rupnagar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Rupnagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Paprala known for?

The main crops are **milk, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include ghee, atta and rice. About 25% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Paprala

Of every 100 households in Paprala in 2011, 99 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 68 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Paprala · ■ Rup Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**35%

Tap water ****93%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**65%

Use banking services ****79%**

**76%

Television ****92%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****68%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**12%

None of these assets ****0%**

**3%

Own their home ****89%**

**94%

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 Paprala?

■ Paprala · ■ Rup Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****709**

**837

Working population ****30.8%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 79.0% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 223 (79%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Rup Nagar

- Bhaddal943 people
- Kheri933 people
- Hirdapur918 people
- Singh917 people
- Bhagwantpur914 people
- Ratanpura899 people
- Mahlan885 people
- Alowal884 people

[All 171 villages in Rup Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paprala?140104
- How far is Paprala from Rupnagar?3 km by road
- What is the population of Paprala?916 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paprala in?Rupnagar district (Rup Nagar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Paprala?85.8% (Census 2011)