# Parrapur Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Paraswada, Balaghat 

# Parrapur

Parrapur is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **463 people in 103 households**, the 88th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 463people (2011)
- 103households
- 62.4%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Parrapur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockParaswada
- Census village code498396

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

## How far is Parrapur from nearby towns?

- Paraswada (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)86 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 Parrapur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Parrapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kumadehi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Parrapur known for?

The main crops are **dhan, kudki and kodu**. About 49% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Parrapur

Of every 100 households in Parrapur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parrapur · ■ Paraswada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**24%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****88%**

**46%

Television ****1%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Parrapur?

■ Parrapur · ■ Paraswada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**981

Working population ****52.9%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 44.1% for women. 51% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 228 (93%)

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 Paraswada

- Kashmiri494 people
- Keshlai Mal.491 people
- Dalwada472 people
- Basi465 people
- Ahamadpur452 people
- Jhulup437 people
- Jagantola The.436 people
- Godaritola411 people

[All 173 villages in Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parrapur from Balaghat?86 km by road
- What is the population of Parrapur?463 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parrapur in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parrapur?62.4% (Census 2011)