# Paraswada Village, Balaghat, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/balaghat/paraswada-497774/

Village · Balaghat, Balaghat 

# Paraswada

Paraswada is a village in Balaghat sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,115 people in 249 households**, the 55th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 1,115people (2011)
- 249households
- 79.4%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Paraswada PIN code and other codes

Paraswada falls in Balaghat sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBalaghat
- Census village code497774

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Paraswada from nearby towns?

- Balaghat (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)11 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)11 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 Paraswada?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Paraswada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lanji
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Paraswada known for?

The main crops are **dhan and alsi**. About 87% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Paraswada

Of every 100 households in Paraswada in 2011, 86 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paraswada · ■ Balaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**33%

Television ****28%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**28%

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 Paraswada?

■ Paraswada · ■ Balaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**974

Working population ****53.5%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 72.9% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (10%) · **■** Marginal 141 (24%)

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 Balaghat

- Pachpedhi1,150 people
- Paraspani1,142 people
- Padriganj1,133 people
- Katangi1,117 people
- Manjhara1,093 people
- Jhurmur1,077 people
- Tilpewada1,068 people
- Murjhad1,051 people

[All 166 villages in Balaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/balaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paraswada from Balaghat?11 km by road
- What is the population of Paraswada?1,115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paraswada in?Balaghat district (Balaghat sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paraswada?79.4% (Census 2011)