# Paraskol Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Paraskol

Paraskol is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496338**. The 2011 Census counted **366 people in 96 households**, the 187th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 366people (2011)
- 96households
- 80.0%literacy
- 496338PIN code

## Paraskol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paraskol is 496338.** Paraskol falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496338
- Gram panchayatParaskol
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code446035

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?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)128 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)18 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?

12 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalenda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 65% of the 321 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paraskol · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****92%**

**63%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**22%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

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 · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**953

Working population ****35.0%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 68.6% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 40 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (46%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 24 (19%)

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 Saraipali

- Rehatikhol370 people
- Sukda370 people
- Kokdi369 people
- Mohgaon366 people
- Tiharipali362 people
- Kundapali358 people
- Palsapali356 people
- Sukhapali351 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paraskol?496338
- How far is Paraskol from Mahasamund?128 km by road
- What is the population of Paraskol?366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paraskol in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Paraskol?80.0% (Census 2011)