GSS: Creating Paragpur

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Creating Paragpur

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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{For|village in Himachal Pradesh|Pragpur}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Paragpur
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = pan
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.0982908|N|75.9810496|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district|Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar]]
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| elevation_m = 251
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 574<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=35343|title=Paragpur Population per Census India|work=[[2011 Census of India]]}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 283/291 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 144507
| area_code_type = [[Telephone code]]
| area_code = 01823
| iso_code = IN-PB
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Post office]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Mukandpur]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-villagedirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_03.pdf|title=All India Pincode Directory|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|nawanshahr.nic.in}}
}}

'''Paragpur''' is a village in [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], It is located {{convert|8|km}} away from postal head office [[Mukandpur]], {{convert|11|km}} from [[Banga, India|Banga]], {{convert|15.3|km}} from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and {{convert|106|km}} from state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is administrated by [[Sarpanch]] an elected representative of the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf|title=List of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in SBS Nagar district|work=nawanshahr.gov.in (extract from Punjab Government Gazette)|access-date=28 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924184443/http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Demography ==
As of 2011, Paragpur has a total number of 114 houses and population of 574 of which 283 include are males while 291 are females according to the report published by [[2011 Census of India|Census India in 2011]]. The [[Literacy|literacy rate]] of Paragpur is 80.28%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 67 which is 11.67% of total population of Paragpur, and [[child sex ratio]] is approximately 1233 as compared to Punjab state average of 846.<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=103437|title=Child Sex Ratio in India (2001-2011)|work=pib.nic.in}}</ref>

Most of the people are from [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Caste]] which constitutes 76.83% of total population in Paragpur. The town does not have any [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Tribe]] population so far.<ref name=census />

As per the report published by Census India in 2011, 161 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Paragpur which includes 151 males and 10 females. According to census survey report 2011, 79.50% workers describe their work as main work and 20.50% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing [[livelihood]] for less than 6 months.<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0305_PART_B_DCHB%20_SAHID%20BHAGAT%20SINGH%20NAGAR.pdf|title=District Census Handbook SBS Nagar|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>

== Education ==
The village has a Punjabi medium, co-ed primary school founded in 1972.<ref name="SBSNP">{{cite web|url=http://www.sbsnagarpolice.com/Forms/School%20College%20of%20SBS%20Nagar.pdf|title=List of Schools and Colleges in SBS Nagar district|work=sbsnagarpolice.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icbse.com/schools/gps-paragpur/03060105901|title=Details about GPS Paragpur School|work=icbse.com}}</ref> The schools provide [[Mid day meals|mid-day meal]] as per Indian [[Midday Meal Scheme]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssapunjab.org/mdm/|title=Mid Day Meal Society|work=ssapunjab.org}}</ref> As per [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act]] the school provide free education to children between the ages of 6 and 14.

Sikh National College Banga and [[Mukandpur#Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial College Mukandpur|Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial college Mukandpur]] are the nearest colleges.<ref name="SBSNP" /> [[Lovely Professional University]] is {{convert|37.5|km}} away from the village.

== Landmarks and history ==
The village has a historical [[dargah]] Panj Peer dedicated to the five [[Pir (Sufism)|peers]]. It was earlier ruled by [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]]. The dargah is nearby the Sikh shrine [[Laroya, Punjab#Landmarks and history|Gurudwara Shri Panj Tirath Sahib]] which was named by [[Guru Hargobind]] and it was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in [[Laroya, Punjab|Laroya]].<ref name="NSG">{{cite web | url=http://nawanshahr.gov.in/html/places_to_visit.htm | title=Religious places of Nawanshahr | work=nawanshahr.gov.in}}</ref> A religious fair held at the dargah annually which attended by people of all religions.

== Transport ==
Banga train station is the nearest train station however, Nawanshahr railway station is {{convert|15.3|km}} away from the village. [[Sahnewal Airport]] is the nearest domestic airport which located {{convert|54|km}} away in [[Ludhiana]] and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] is the second nearest airport which is {{convert|150|km}} away in [[Amritsar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Pragpur,+Punjab/Banga,+Railway+Road,+Hamirowal,+Punjab/Pragpur,+Punjab/Nawanshahr+Railway+Station,+Railway+Road,+Guru+Ravidas+Nagar,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Pragpur,+Punjab/Ludhiana+Airport,+Ludhiana,+Punjab/Pragpur,+Punjab/Sri+Guru+Ram+Dass+Jee+International+Airport,+Raja+Sansi,+Punjab/@31.2714352,74.9400828,9z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m50!4m49!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a9130657962af:0x971e0aefa8a6440!2m2!1d75.9818819!2d31.0983173!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a948751d74e65:0x3b7d607c041a2541!2m2!1d75.999242!2d31.1769381!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a9130657962af:0x971e0aefa8a6440!2m2!1d75.9818819!2d31.0983173!1m5!1m1!1s0x391abdc00733d547:0xb47c552bf41ad7ec!2m2!1d76.1089072!2d31.1216023!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a9130657962af:0x971e0aefa8a6440!2m2!1d75.9818819!2d31.0983173!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a83a8f16dc85d:0x4d81be91b95ee708!2m2!1d75.9569956!2d30.8505353!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a9130657962af:0x971e0aefa8a6440!2m2!1d75.9818819!2d31.0983173!1m5!1m1!1s0x39196609c25343eb:0x2284aab8b51ba16d!2m2!1d74.8066719!2d31.7055209!3e0|title=Distance from Paragpur (Multiple routes)|work= Google Map}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of villages in India]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.punjabtourism.gov.in/ Tourism of Punjab]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180804201629/http://punjabcensus.gov.in/ Census of Punjab]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161018231343/http://cept.gov.in/lbpsd/placesearch.aspx Locality Based PINCode]

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[[Category:Villages in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district]]

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