About Paragpur Village

Paragpur is a small village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 67 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paragpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paragpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Dera Bassi
Pincode	140103
Area (hectares)	145 hectares
Population	123
Male Population	67
Female Population	56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	836
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paragpur compares

By the 2011 count Paragpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Paragpur

Paragpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paragpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paragpur from other places

Paragpur lies about 13 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 4.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Paragpur
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Bassi	3.5 km
Nearest town	Basi	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Ghagghar	4.3 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	13 km

Villages closest to Paragpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Paragpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paragpur village had a population of 123. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Paragpur village has 67 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paragpur has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Paragpur is 140103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paragpur covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paragpur falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Paragpur is Ghagghar, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Paragpur.

Paragpur is about 13 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paragpur is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dera Bassi is about 3.5 km away. Basi is about 3.5 km away. Ghagghar is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.