# Paraswani Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/paraswani/ Village · Pithora, Mahasamund # Paraswani Paraswani is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493445**. The 2011 Census counted **1,058 people in 257 households**, the 57th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 1,058people (2011) - 257households - 79.9%literacy - 493445PIN code ## Paraswani PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paraswani is 493445.** Paraswani falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493445 - Gram panchayatParaswani - Community development blockPithaura - Census village code446494 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paraswani from nearby towns? - Pithaura (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)66 km by road - Bagbahara (nearest town)27 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 Paraswani? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Paraswani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Paraswani known for? About 77% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Paraswani Of every 100 households in Paraswani in 2011, 87 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Paraswani · ■ Pithora rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **80% Toilet within the home ****2%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **82% Tap water ****22%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****96%** **55% Television ****15%** **22% Mobile phone ****10%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **24% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Paraswani? ■ Paraswani · ■ Pithora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **1034 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827** **983 Working population ****50.6%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 72.8% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 33 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (7%) · **■** Marginal 457 (85%) 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 Pithora - Sarkada1,099 people - Bartunga1,080 people - Chhuwali Patera(Chhuwal1,079 people - Charauda1,063 people - Chhibarra1,057 people - Thakurdaya Kalan1,052 people - Khursipahar1,041 people - Bade Loram1,040 people [All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paraswani?493445 - How far is Paraswani from Mahasamund?66 km by road - What is the population of Paraswani?1,058 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paraswani in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Paraswani?79.9% (Census 2011)