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About Paragpura Village

Paragpura is a small village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 259 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paragpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paragpura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143304
Area (hectares) 312 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 259
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paragpura compares

By the 2011 count Paragpura is the 157th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Paragpura

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

How far is Paragpura from other places

Paragpura lies about 26 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Boparai, about 2.8 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 Paragpura
Nearest railway station Boparai 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 8.9 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 26 km

Villages closest to Paragpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paragpura village had a population of 492. That makes it the 157th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Paragpura village has 259 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paragpura has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Paragpura is 143304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paragpura covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paragpura falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Paragpura is Boparai, about 2.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Paragpura.

Paragpura is about 26 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paragpura is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Boparai is about 2.8 km away. Patti is about 8.9 km away. Tarn Taran is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhariwal (1.6 km), Manakpura (1.6 km) and Chuslewar (2.5 km).

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

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