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About Paragpur Village

Paragpur is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 283 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paragpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paragpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144507
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 283
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paragpur compares

By the 2011 count Paragpur is the 211th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

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 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 7.9 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khatkarkalan Jhandaji, about 8.5 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
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Khatkarkalan Jhandaji 8.5 km
Nearest town Banga 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 13 km

Villages closest to Paragpur

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

Common questions about Paragpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paragpur village had a population of 574. That makes it the 211th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Paragpur village has 283 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paragpur has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Paragpur is 144507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paragpur covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paragpur falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Paragpur is Khatkarkalan Jhandaji, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Paragpur is about 7.9 km from Shahid Bhagat 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 Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 7.9 km away. Khatkarkalan Jhandaji is about 8.5 km away. Banga is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laroya (under 2 km), Bajjon (1.6 km) and Jhingran (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Paragpur today is likely to be higher.

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