# Paraswada Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/paraswada-487932/ Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad # Paraswada Paraswada is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,258 people in 287 households**, the 25th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 1,258people (2011) - 287households - 75.7%literacy - 906females per 1,000 males ## Paraswada PIN code and other codes Paraswada falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBankhedi - Census village code487932 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? - Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)123 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town)28 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? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Paraswada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Umardha - ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 92% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 209 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, 57 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paraswada · ■ Bankhedi rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **59% Toilet within the home ****16%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **74% Tap water ****18%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****9%** **27% Television ****19%** **24% Mobile phone ****34%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****54%** **36% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 · ■ Bankhedi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020** **931 Working population ****35.5%** **43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 62.2% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 152 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (60%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%) 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 Bankhedi - Theni1,435 people - Nayagaon1,368 people - Nagwada1,367 people - Dhadaw Padaw1,354 people - Tinsari1,232 people - Bichhua1,220 people - Surela Randhir1,180 people - Isharpur Randhir1,169 people [All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Paraswada from Hoshangabad?123 km by road - What is the population of Paraswada?1,258 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paraswada in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Paraswada?75.7% (Census 2011)