Apra, Punjab

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Apra
ਅੱਪਰਾ  (Punjabi)
अपरा  (Hindi)
Census Town City
Apra
Apra

Location in Punjab, India

Coordinates: 31°05′10″N 75°52′32″E / 31.086072°N 75.875444°E / 31.086072; 75.875444Coordinates: 31°05′10″N 75°52′32″E / 31.086072°N 75.875444°E / 31.086072; 75.875444
Country  India
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Elevation 246 m (807 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 6,258[1]
  Sex ratio 3219/3039 ♂/♀
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
 • Other spoken Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 144416
Telephone code 01826
ISO 3166 code IN-PB
Vehicle registration PB 37
Website jalandhar.nic.in

Apra (Punjabi: ਅੱਪਰਾ, Hindi: अपरा) (also known as The Golden City Apra) is a census town[1] in Phillaur Tehsil in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. The town is known for gold jewelry[2] and paddy crops which are produced in large amounts. It is located 46 kilometres (29 mi) towards East from Jalandhar, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Phillaur and 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Chandigarh. Apra is the largest town as compared to other surrounding villages and has the main marketplace. The town is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.[3]

The nearest train station is situated 15.4 kilometres (9.6 mi) away in Goraya, nearest domestic airport is at Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is 142.5 kilometres (88.5 mi) away in Amritsar.

Geography

The town is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) far from Phillaur on the main road which connects Phillaur to Banga. The town has government school and hospitals as well as other private schools and hospitals. It also has its police station which is the main police station for all surrounding villages. The town is famous for gold jewelry and imported goods because it is the center of NRI belt.

Landmarks

A Picture of Azad Gate Apra
The note about Azad Gate

Azad Gate is an important historical building which was built in 1950. Ram Mandir, Shiv Mandir, and Bhai Mehar-Chand Ji Temple are Hindu temples. Sachidanand Ji Ashram, Peer Baba Ji, Darbar Baba Sheikh Nasira Ji (Khangah) and Gurudwara Shri Kalgidhar Sahib are religious sites.

Apra has nine banks as Kotak Mahindra Bank, the Oriental Bank of Commerce, the State Bank of India and more also it has one co-operative bank as Jalandhar central co-operative bank.

Famous people

Festival and fairs

There are a number of festivals and fairs people celebrate in Apra which has taken a semi-secular meaning and are regarded as cultural festivals by people of all religions.

The following is a list of festivals and fairs celebrated annually:

Demography

Religion in Apra, Punjab (2011)

  Hinduism (76.77%)
  Sikhism (18.68%)
  Islam (3.93%)
  Christianity (0.34%)
  Other or not religious (0.22%)

Apra is a census town in Jalandhar district, Punjab. As of 2011, Apra had a population of 6,258 of which 3,219 (51.4%) are males and 3,039 (48.6%) are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011. Literacy rate of Apra is 82.86%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 664 which is 10.61% of total population of Apra, and female sex ratio is 944 compared to the state average of 895. Child sex ratio is approximately 824 as compared to Punjab state average of 846.[1][7]

The majority of the residents in the town follow Hinduism which is 76.77% (4804) against the total population of Apra and the second largest majority is Sikhism which is 18.68% (1,044).

Caste

Most of the people are from Schedule Caste (SC) which constitutes 42.28% of total population in Apra. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population so far.[1]

Work profile

2,083 people were engaged in work or business activity out of the total population of Apra which includes 1,801 males and 282 females. According to census survey report 2011, workers defined as person who does job, service, business and cultivator and labour activity. Of the 2,083 in the working population, 93.76% workers were occupied in main work while 6.24% of total workers were occupied in marginal work.[1]

Education

School

The main entrance of Govt. High School Apra.
A notice board at the entrance of the school about Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act written in Punjabi.

The town has a Punjabi medium, co-ed upper primary with secondary school established in 1886[8] and a primary with upper primary and secondary/higher secondary school established in 1932.[9] The schools provide mid-day meal which prepared in school premises as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme[10] and also provide free education to children between the ages of 6 and 14 as per Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. The town also has a private aided Punjabi medium, primary with upper primary and secondary/higher secondary school (MG Arya Kanya Pathshala Senior Secondary School). The school was established in 1954.

College

University

Climate

Apra
Climate chart (explanation)
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm

The town experiences mainly three seasons as summer, monsoons and winter. Summers are quite hot with temperatures ranging in the mid-thirties (Celsius). The highest recorded temperature in Apra is 40 degree Celsius and winters are quite severe and chilly, with the cold winds.

The lowest recorded temperature in Apra is 7 degree Celsius. However, the climate has undergone a drastic change in the past few years, with the mercury rising and the rainfall decreasing each year. January is recorded as the coolest month and June as warmest month.[11]

Climate data for Apra
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 19
(66)		 21
(70)		 26
(79)		 35
(95)		 39
(102)		 40
(104)		 35
(95)		 33
(91)		 33
(91)		 32
(90)		 26
(79)		 21
(70)		 30
(86)
Average low °C (°F) 7
(45)		 9
(48)		 13
(55)		 19
(66)		 23
(73)		 26
(79)		 26
(79)		 25
(77)		 23
(73)		 18
(64)		 12
(54)		 7
(45)		 17.3
(63.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20
(0.79)		 38
(1.5)		 30
(1.18)		 20
(0.79)		 20
(0.79)		 61
(2.4)		 229
(9.02)		 118
(4.65)		 86
(3.39)		 5
(0.2)		 13
(0.51)		 20
(0.79)		 660
(25.98)
Source: Apra Weather

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Apra Population Census India". Census of India, 2011.
  2. ↑ "This town is famous for gold jewelry, in past it was famous for...". wikimapia.com.
  3. ↑ "Office of The Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar" (PDF). jalandhar.nic.in.
  4. ↑ Anju Agnihotri: US ambassador Richard Verma visits ancestral home in Punjab: Richards’ parents — father K D Verma of Apra village in Jalandhar and mother Gayatri Devi of Chayam Mohalla, had migrated to Canada around 50 years ago. The Indian Express, 22 May 2015.
  5. ↑ The Indian Imagination: Critical Essays on Indian Writing in English, K.D. Verma, Palgrave Macmillan, Jun 3, 2000
  6. ↑ "Bhagat Singh Soor Died December 1987 in Apra, Punjab, India". geni.com.
  7. ↑ "District Census Handbook Jalandhar" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
  8. ↑ "Details about GHS Apra School". icbse.com.
  9. ↑ "D.A.V Public School Apra". icbse.com.
  10. ↑ "Mid Day Meal Society". ssapunjab.org.
  11. ↑ "Monthly Average/Record Temperatures". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

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