# Paraul Village, Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/paraul/ Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Paraul Paraul is a village in Kharar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140901**. The 2011 Census counted **2,632 people in 489 households**, the 10th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 2,632people (2011) - 489households - 75.9%literacy - 140901PIN code ## Paraul PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paraul is 140901.** Paraul falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140901 - Gram panchayatParaul - Community development blockMajri - Census village code038992 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paraul from nearby towns? - Kharar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)25 km by road - Naya Gaon (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 Paraul? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Paraul; 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandigarh - ○Degree college10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube 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 Paraul known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 99% of the 470 hectares of village land is sown, and 463 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 Paraul Of every 100 households in Paraul in 2011, 97 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Paraul · ■ Kharar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****47%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **39% Tap water ****69%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **53% Use banking services ****54%** **74% Television ****70%** **84% Mobile phone ****68%** **76% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****43%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **11% None of these assets ****12%** **4% Own their home ****66%** **93% 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 Paraul? ■ Paraul · ■ Kharar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **877 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **834 Working population ****42.5%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 70.3% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 184 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 781 (70%) · **■** Marginal 104 (9%) 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 Kharar - Jhanjheri3,269 people - Manakpur Sharif2,982 people - Majrian2,745 people - Majri2,633 people - Togan2,609 people - Tira2,599 people - Badali2,220 people - Karoran2,071 people [All 184 villages in Kharar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paraul?140901 - How far is Paraul from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?25 km by road - What is the population of Paraul?2,632 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paraul in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Paraul?75.9% (Census 2011)