# Paragpur Village, Nawanshahr – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/paragpur/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Paragpur Paragpur is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144507**. The 2011 Census counted **574 people in 114 households**, the 214th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 574people (2011) - 114households - 80.3%literacy - 144507PIN code ## Paragpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paragpur is 144507.** Paragpur falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144507 - Gram panchayatParag Pur - Community development blockAur - Census village code032231 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? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)16 km by road - Banga (nearest town)12 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? 8 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Aur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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**. About 92% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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, 39 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Paragpur · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****39%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **24% Tap water ****1%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **46% Use banking services ****77%** **85% Television ****79%** **87% Mobile phone ****68%** **75% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****41%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **11% None of these assets ****7%** **2% Own their home ****97%** **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 Paragpur? ■ Paragpur · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1233** **896 Working population ****28.0%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 76.0% for women. 53% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 36 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 87 (54%) · **■** Marginal 33 (20%) 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 Nawanshahr - Pallian Kalan594 people - Shamspur590 people - Dopalpur577 people - Dhingarpur576 people - Gehal Mazari572 people - Chahar Mazara552 people - Salempur539 people - Anokharwal524 people [All 284 villages in Nawanshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paragpur?144507 - How far is Paragpur from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?16 km by road - What is the population of Paragpur?574 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paragpur in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Paragpur?80.3% (Census 2011)