# Paragpur Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities (2)

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Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 

# Paragpur

Paragpur is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140103**. The 2011 Census counted **123 people in 21 households**, the 135th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 123people (2011)
- 21households
- 69.5%literacy
- 140103PIN code

## Paragpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paragpur is 140103.** Paragpur falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code140103
- Gram panchayatParagpur
- Community development blockRajpura
- Census village code039242

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

## How far is Paragpur from nearby towns?

- Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)37 km by road
- Dera Bassi (nearest town)14 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 Paragpur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Paragpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Manoli Surat
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Derabassi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Banur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 12 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 Paragpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, jiri and sugarcane**. Products made here include gur and shakar. About 89% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Paragpur

Of every 100 households in Paragpur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Paragpur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**42%

Tap water ****75%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**59%

Use banking services ****85%**

**60%

Television ****85%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Paragpur?

■ Paragpur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****836**

**862

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**801

Working population ****53.7%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 62.5% for women. 61% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 11 (17%) · **■** Other work 55 (83%)

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 Dera Bassi

- Sangaundh213 people
- Seehpur199 people
- Kishanpura151 people
- Bakarpur140 people
- Samal Heri98 people
- Bahori97 people
- Doshpur73 people
- Said he majra61 people

[All 150 villages in Dera Bassi](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paragpur?140103
- How far is Paragpur from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?37 km by road
- What is the population of Paragpur?123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paragpur in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Paragpur?69.5% (Census 2011)
