# Paraswara Village, Sihora, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sihora, Jabalpur 

# Paraswara

Paraswara is a village in Sihora sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **516 people in 132 households**, the 86th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 516people (2011)
- 132households
- 75.1%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Paraswara PIN code and other codes

Paraswara falls in Sihora sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSihora
- Census village code489157

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

## How far is Paraswara from nearby towns?

- Sihora (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sihora (nearest town)20 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 Paraswara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Paraswara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sihora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Paraswara known for?

The main crops are **chana, wheat and chana**. About 79% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Paraswara

Of every 100 households in Paraswara in 2011, 99 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paraswara · ■ Sihora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**16%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****100%**

**51%

Television ****43%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**39%

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 Paraswara?

■ Paraswara · ■ Sihora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**950

Working population ****59.3%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 64.9% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 295 (96%)

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 Sihora

- Bareli551 people
- Bhatuli544 people
- Diwari538 people
- Mandod517 people
- Bandha512 people
- Algoda511 people
- Jhanjha506 people
- Mangaon501 people

[All 155 villages in Sihora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/sihora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paraswara from Jabalpur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Paraswara?516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paraswara in?Jabalpur district (Sihora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paraswara?75.1% (Census 2011)