# Paraskol Village, Kharsia, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/kharsia/paraskol/ Village · Kharsia, Raigarh # Paraskol Paraskol is a village in Kharsia sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496661**. The 2011 Census counted **1,043 people in 252 households**, the 47th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%. - 1,043people (2011) - 252households - 75.6%literacy - 496661PIN code ## Paraskol PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paraskol is 496661.** Paraskol falls in Kharsia sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496661 - Gram panchayatParaskol - Community development blockKharsia - Census village code435194 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? - Kharsia (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ)51 km by road - Kharsia (nearest town)7 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? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Paraskol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Botalda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kharsia - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kharsia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 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 **black gram and paddy**. About 73% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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; 20 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paraskol · ■ Kharsia rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****5%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **89% Tap water ****21%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****31%** **34% Television ****18%** **26% Mobile phone ****20%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **30% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 · ■ Kharsia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **75.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1242** **974 Working population ****46.3%** **42.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 63.5% for women. 54% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 75 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (23%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 48 (10%) · **■** Marginal 232 (48%) 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 Kharsia - Raksapali1,108 people - Rajghata1,079 people - Kurru Bhantha1,076 people - Farkanara1,055 people - Banipathar1,039 people - Kiritmal1,038 people - Gorpar1,034 people - Darramuda1,024 people [All 137 villages in Kharsia](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/kharsia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paraskol?496661 - How far is Paraskol from Raigarh?51 km by road - What is the population of Paraskol?1,043 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paraskol in?Raigarh district (Kharsia sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Paraskol?75.6% (Census 2011)