Paras Rampur is a village in

Jalandhar Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...

district in the Indian state of

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

. It is about 5 miles east of Jalandhar town.

Demographics

India census, Paras Rampur had a population of 1631 in 360 households. Male constitutes 51% and females 49% of the total population. Paras Rampur has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 74%. In Paras Rampur, 7.78% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Geography

The village has . Neighbouring villages include

Talhan Talhan is a village in Jalandhar district, near the Jalandhar Cantonment, in Punjab, India. Demographics According to the 2001 Census, Talhan has a population of 2,946 people. The village has . Baba Shaheed Nihal Singh Talhan is famous fo ...

, Kotli Than Singh, Chandpur, Muzzafarpur and Puranpur.

Shaheed Banda Singh Bahadur Ji

Parasrampur hosts the annual

Shaheed ''Shaheed'' ( , , ; pa, ਸ਼ਹੀਦ) denotes a martyr in Islam. The word is used frequently in the Quran in the generic sense of "witness" but only once in the sense of "martyr" (i.e. one who dies for his faith); ...

Banda Singh Bahadur Banda Singh Bahadur (born Lachman Dev) (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716), was a Sikh warrior and a commander of Khalsa army. At age 15, he left home to become an Asceticism, ascetic, and was given the name Madho Das Bairagi. He established a ...

Ji Jor Mela which is a big attraction in Jalandhar. https://punjabjalandhar.info/2009/06/village-parasrampur-wins-kabaddi-title.html Paras Rampur is famous for its Shaheedi Jor Mela which is held annually in the memory of Shaheed Banda Singh Bahadur Ji. The Baba Lodhiana Youth Sports Club (Regd.) constructed a sports stadium on of land in Parasrampur. The stadium hosts the annual 3 day sports and cultural event in November and hosts the Mata Chanan Kaur Dhanoa Punjab Sports Championship which form part of the Shaheedi Jor Mela. The Mata Chanan Kaur Dhanoa Punjab Sports Championship includes

Kabaddi Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on offence, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their ...

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volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

, body building championships, weightlifting, dog racing and

bullock cart A bullock cart or ox cart (sometimes called a bullock carriage when carrying people in particular) is a two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle pulled by oxen. It is a means of transportation used since ancient times in many parts of the world. The ...

racing. Kabaddi Players receive the largest cash prizes ever awarded at this tournament. After the sporting events have concluded, a programme of cultural entertainment continues late into the night. The annual 3 day festival attracts more than 4,000 sportsmen and women from all over the world. Parasrampur is famous for its Shaheed Banda Singh Bahadur Ji Gurdwara.

References

Villages in Jalandhar district {{Jalandhar-geo-stub