Village · Rajpur, Surguja # Paraswar Kalan Paraswar Kalan is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 1,922 people in 454 households, the 11th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%. - 1,922 people (2011) - 454 households - 47.1% literacy - 497001 PIN code ## Paraswar Kalan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Paraswar Kalan is 497001. Paraswar Kalan falls in Rajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497001 - Gram panchayat Paraswar Kalan - Community development block Rajpur - Census village code 433288 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Paraswar Kalan from nearby towns? - Rajpur (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 25 km by road - Rajpur (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Paraswar Kalan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Paraswar Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dhandhapur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Paraswar Kalan known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and wheat. About 49% of the 1,087 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Paraswar Kalan Of every 100 households in Paraswar Kalan in 2011, 40 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Paraswar Kalan · ■ Rajpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 40% 54% - Toilet within the home 1% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 91% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 6% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 68% 67% - Television 4% 11% - Mobile phone 13% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 37% 31% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Paraswar Kalan? ■ Paraswar Kalan · ■ Rajpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.1% 54.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1015 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 970 974 - Working population 56.0% 52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.8% for men and 35.7% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 451 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 23 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 57 (5%) · ■ Marginal 545 (51%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rajpur - Karra 2,000 people - Badauli 1,998 people - Budha Bagicha 1,964 people - Sewari 1,934 people - Jhingo 1,906 people - Nawki 1,895 people - Karwan 1,874 people - Kakna 1,863 people All 86 villages in Rajpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paraswar Kalan? 497001 - How far is Paraswar Kalan from Ambikapur? 25 km by road - What is the population of Paraswar Kalan? 1,922 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paraswar Kalan in? Surguja district (Rajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Paraswar Kalan? 47.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/rajpur/paraswar-kalan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.