# Paragpur Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/paragpur-039364/ 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 **140506**. The 2011 Census counted **1,291 people in 227 households**, the 51st largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 1,291people (2011) - 227households - 79.5%literacy - 140506PIN code ## Paragpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paragpur is 140506.** Paragpur falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140506 - Gram panchayatParagpur - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039364 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)18 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)40 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town)4 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Paragpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dera Bassi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Derabassi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Dera Bassi - ○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 - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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, paddy and sugarcane**. About 88% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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, 100 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 72 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Paragpur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****74%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **42% Tap water ****99%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **59% Use banking services ****67%** **60% Television ****95%** **80% Mobile phone ****84%** **72% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****72%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **9% None of these assets ****0%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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+) ****79.5%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****761** **801 Working population ****33.3%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 73.9% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (9%) · **■** Household industry 29 (7%) · **■** Other work 178 (41%) · **■** Marginal 33 (8%) 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 - Jharmari1,357 people - Untala1,351 people - Nagla1,319 people - Batauli1,305 people - Chharwar1,284 people - Bhagwanpur1,275 people - Isapur1,267 people - Jastana Kalan1,266 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?140506 - How far is Paragpur from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?40 km by road - What is the population of Paragpur?1,291 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paragpur in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Paragpur?79.5% (Census 2011)