# Paraswada Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/paraswada-487983/ Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad # Paraswada Paraswada is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,452 people in 291 households**, the 20th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 1,452people (2011) - 291households - 67.4%literacy - 908females 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 code487983 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)14 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)114 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town)36 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 - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahdamwada - ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 **soyabean, dhan and wheat**. About 73% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 273 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, 91 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paraswada · ■ Bankhedi rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **59% Toilet within the home ****32%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **74% Tap water ****4%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **94% Use banking services ****57%** **27% Television ****34%** **24% Mobile phone ****48%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **36% Own their home ****100%** **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+) ****67.4%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **931 Working population ****47.0%** **43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 56.4% for women. 56% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 132 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (34%) · **■** Household industry 49 (7%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 237 (35%) 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 - Dahalwada Kala1,746 people - Samnapur1,715 people - Kamthi Randhir1,714 people - Pipar Pani1,574 people - Theni1,435 people - Nayagaon1,368 people - Nagwada1,367 people - Dhadaw Padaw1,354 people [All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Paraswada from Hoshangabad?114 km by road - What is the population of Paraswada?1,452 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paraswada in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Paraswada?67.4% (Census 2011)