# Paraskol Village, Dhamdha, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdha, Durg 

# Paraskol

Paraskol is a village in Dhamdha sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,011 people in 245 households**, the 92nd largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 1,011people (2011)
- 245households
- 64.9%literacy
- 494111PIN code

## Paraskol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paraskol is 494111.** Paraskol falls in Dhamdha sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494111
- Gram panchayatGorpa
- Community development blockDhamdha
- Census village code442393

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Paraskol from nearby towns?

- Dhamdha (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)48 km by road
- Dhamdha (nearest town)14 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Paraskol?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Paraskol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pendraven
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Parpondi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Paraskol known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and soyabean**. About 76% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Paraskol

Of every 100 households in Paraskol in 2011, 81 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paraskol · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****71%**

**55%

Television ****26%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Paraskol?

■ Paraskol · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1267**

**943

Working population ****53.1%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 51.4% for women. 59% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 301 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (42%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dhamdha

- Hardi1,066 people
- Deurkona1,057 people
- Titurghat1,047 people
- Murra1,037 people
- Sewti1,010 people
- Raksa1,007 people
- Rigni1,006 people
- Parsada1,000 people

[All 162 villages in Dhamdha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paraskol?494111
- How far is Paraskol from Durg?48 km by road
- What is the population of Paraskol?1,011 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paraskol in?Durg district (Dhamdha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Paraskol?64.9% (Census 2011)