Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad # Paraswada Paraswada is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 445 people in 83 households, the 102nd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 445 people (2011) - 83 households - 69.3% literacy - 878 females per 1,000 males ## Paraswada PIN code and other codes Paraswada falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Sohagpur - Census village code 487656 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Paraswada from nearby towns? - Sohagpur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ) 45 km by road - Sohagpur (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Paraswada? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Paraswada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Patharai - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Semri Harchand - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Paraswada known for? The main crops are soyabean and wheat. About 65% of the 435 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Paraswada Of every 100 households in Paraswada in 2011, 28 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Paraswada · ■ Sohagpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 28% 61% - Toilet within the home 26% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 73% - Tap water 0% 17% - Drinking water within premises 35% 34% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93% - Use banking services 57% 51% - Television 40% 28% - Mobile phone 49% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 36% 20% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 18% 30% - Own their home 94% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Paraswada? ■ Paraswada · ■ Sohagpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.3% 66.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 878 902 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1059 904 - Working population 31.2% 40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 53.5% for women. 57% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 98 (71%) · ■ Farm labourers 27 (19%) · ■ Other work 14 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sohagpur - Untiya Shankar 470 people - Lakhanpur 451 people - Marka Dhana 449 people - Gajnai 445 people - Katiya Khapa 444 people - Badai Khedi 441 people - Sankai 441 people - Ghoghari 437 people All 167 villages in Sohagpur ## Quick answers - How far is Paraswada from Hoshangabad? 45 km by road - What is the population of Paraswada? 445 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paraswada in? Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Paraswada? 69.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/paraswada/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.