# Paragpur Village, Balachaur – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Paragpur

Paragpur is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144522**. The 2011 Census counted **206 people in 42 households**, the 156th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 206people (2011)
- 42households
- 72.1%literacy
- 144522PIN code

## Paragpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paragpur is 144522.** Paragpur falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144522
- Gram panchayatPargpur
- Community development blockBalachaur
- Census village code032375

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?

- Balachaur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)28 km by road
- Balachaur (nearest town)10 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?

6 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rail
- ○Degree college10+ km · Reilmajra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balachaur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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**. About 84% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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, 98 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Paragpur · ■ Balachaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**49%

Tap water ****39%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**60%

Use banking services ****83%**

**75%

Television ****80%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**8%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Paragpur?

■ Paragpur · ■ Balachaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****823**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**861

Working population ****37.4%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 61.7% for women. 62% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (23%) · **■** Other work 6 (8%) · **■** Marginal 4 (5%)

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 Balachaur

- Chahal238 people
- Siana234 people
- Bela Tajowal216 people
- Kamalpur213 people
- Dharampur203 people
- Birsarkar186 people
- Dugri182 people
- Mehndipur180 people

[All 184 villages in Balachaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paragpur?144522
- How far is Paragpur from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?28 km by road
- What is the population of Paragpur?206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paragpur in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Paragpur?72.1% (Census 2011)