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Apra (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]Template:Better source and paddy crops which are produced in large amounts. It is located Template:Convert towards East from Jalandhar, Template:Convert from Phillaur and Template:Convert 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]Template:Full citation needed
The nearest train station is situated Template:Convert away in Phillaur, nearest domestic airport is at Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is Template:Convert away in Amritsar.Template:Citation needed
Geography
The town is located Template:Convert far from Phillaur and situated on the main road which connects Phillaur to Banga. The town is famous for gold jewelry and imported goods.Template:Citation needed
Landmarks
Azad Gate is an important historical building which was built in 1950. Ram Mandir, Shiv Mandir, Hanuman 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.Template:Citation needed
Apra has nine banks Kotak Mahindra Bank, the Oriental Bank of Commerce, the State Bank of India, and more also it has one co-operative bank Jalandhar Central co-operative bank.Template:Citation needed
Festival and fairs
Template:Unreferenced section There are a number of festivals and fairs people celebrate in Apra which have 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:
- Dussehra
- Sharad Mela Bhai Mehar Chand Ji
- Shri Guru Nanak Gurpurab
- Shri Guru Ram Das Jayanti (Gurmat Samagam)
- Bhagwati Jagran
- Shri Guru Ravidass Jayanti
Demography
Template:Pie chart 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%) were 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 the total population of Apra, and the 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][4]Template:Full citation neededTemplate:Page needed
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).Template:Citation needed
Caste
Most of the people are from Schedule Caste (SC) which constitutes 42.28% of the 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 the census survey report 2011, a worker is defined as a person who does a job, service, business, cultivator, and labor activity. Of the 2,083 in the working population, 93.76% of workers were occupied in main work while 6.24% of total workers were occupied in marginal work.[1]
Education
School
The town has a Punjabi medium, co-ed upper primary with a secondary school established in 1886[5] and a primary with upper primary and secondary/higher secondary school established in 1932.[6] The schools provide mid-day meal which prepared in school premises as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme[7] 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.Template:Citation needed
College
- DRV DAV Centenary College, Phillaur (Template:Convert)Template:Citation needed
- Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial College, Mukandpur (Template:Convert)Template:Citation needed
- Sikh National College, Banga (Template:Convert)Template:Citation needed
University
- Lovely Professional University, Phagwara (Template:Convert)Template:Citation needed
- Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Template:Convert)Template:Citation needed
- Punjab University, Chandigarh (Template:Convert)Template:Citation needed
- GNA University, Phagwara (Template:Convert)
Climate
The town experiences mainly three seasons 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 cold winds.Template:Citation needed
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 is the warmest month.[8]
See also
References
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- ↑ Office of The Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ↑ District Census Handbook Jalandhar.
- ↑ Details about GHS Apra School.
- ↑ D.A.V Public School Apra.
- ↑ Mid Day Meal Society. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ↑ Monthly Average/Record Temperatures. Retrieved 22 September 2016.