# Paraskol Village, Basna, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/paraskol-445797/ Village · Basna, Mahasamund # Paraskol Paraskol is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493554**. The 2011 Census counted **1,229 people in 295 households**, the 26th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%. - 1,229people (2011) - 295households - 75.6%literacy - 493554PIN code ## Paraskol PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paraskol is 493554.** Paraskol falls in Basna sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493554 - Gram panchayatParaskol - Community development blockBasna - Census village code445797 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? - Basna (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)138 km by road - Basna (nearest town)3 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? 9 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Basna - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Basna - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Basna - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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, black gram and peanut**. About 84% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 287 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, 94 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paraskol · ■ Basna rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **84% Toilet within the home ****5%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****30%** **38% Television ****22%** **21% Mobile phone ****27%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **23% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 · ■ Basna rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **68.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118** **961 Working population ****50.7%** **47.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 65.6% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 337 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (20%) · **■** Other work 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 139 (22%) 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 Basna - Umariya1,359 people - Garhpatni1,292 people - Chhuipali1,277 people - Ganekera1,253 people - Mohka1,210 people - Dularpali1,196 people - Baradoli1,191 people - Udela1,156 people [All 225 villages in Basna](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paraskol?493554 - How far is Paraskol from Mahasamund?138 km by road - What is the population of Paraskol?1,229 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paraskol in?Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Paraskol?75.6% (Census 2011)