# Parasia Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara 

# Parasia

Parasia is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **367 people in 84 households**, the 162nd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 367people (2011)
- 84households
- 69.9%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Parasia PIN code and other codes

Parasia falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChaurai
- Census village code494247

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

## How far is Parasia from nearby towns?

- Chaurai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)45 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (nearest town)10 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 Parasia?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Parasia; 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 · Kunda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Parasia known for?

About 77% of the 321 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Parasia

Of every 100 households in Parasia in 2011, 43 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Parasia · ■ Chaurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****24%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**13%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****4%**

**36%

Television ****13%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**46%

Own their home ****93%**

**93%

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 Parasia?

■ Parasia · ■ Chaurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**70.1%

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

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**941

Working population ****49.9%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 66.7% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (7%) · **■** Marginal 102 (56%)

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 Chaurai

- Wikla380 people
- Dhaulpur373 people
- Chorbatri371 people
- Batri367 people
- Hathani366 people
- Satoti324 people
- Bichhua318 people
- Kumbhpani316 people

[All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parasia from Chhindwara?45 km by road
- What is the population of Parasia?367 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parasia in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parasia?69.9% (Census 2011)