Village · Bagicha, Jashpur
# Parasura

Parasura is a village in Bagicha sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495689. The 2011 Census counted 287 people in 69 households, the 130th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%.
- 287 people (2011)
- 69 households
- 66.4% literacy
- 495689 PIN code

## Parasura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Parasura is 495689. Parasura falls in Bagicha sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495689
- Gram panchayat Tora
- Community development block Bagicha
- Census village code 433643

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Parasura from nearby towns?
- Bagicha (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ) 47 km by road
- Bagicha (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Parasura?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Parasura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Saraitoli
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bagicha
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kunkuri
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Parasura known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and niger. About 46% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Parasura

Of every 100 households in Parasura in 2011, 35 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parasura · ■ Bagicha rural average
- Electricity for lighting 35% 17%
- Toilet within the home 0% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91%
- Tap water 62% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 100% 48%
- Television 0% 4%
- Mobile phone 7% 12%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 79% 55%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Parasura?

■ Parasura · ■ Bagicha rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.4% 60.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1035 1002
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 870 978
- Working population 66.6% 63.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 60.3% for women. 67% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 139 (73%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (8%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (3%) · ■ Marginal 29 (15%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bagicha
- Kurhatepna 302 people
- Jampani 301 people
- Rebare 292 people
- Butanga 289 people
- Ambadand 284 people
- Chatakpur 231 people
- Rajpur 208 people
- Hukarakona 171 people

All 137 villages in Bagicha

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Parasura? 495689
- How far is Parasura from Jashpur Nagar? 47 km by road
- What is the population of Parasura? 287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parasura in? Jashpur district (Bagicha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Parasura? 66.4% (Census 2011)

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