# Paraswara Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni 

# Paraswara

Paraswara is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **230 people in 58 households**, the 129th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 230people (2011)
- 58households
- 90.5%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Paraswara PIN code and other codes

Paraswara falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockVijayraghavgarh
- Census village code488458

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?

- Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)25 km by road
- Vijayraghavgarh (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 Paraswara?

5 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Devra Kalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Paraswara known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and masoor**. About 63% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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, 18 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paraswara · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**47%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****4%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****45%**

**38%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****579**

**942

Working population ****27.8%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 83.5% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 21 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (16%) · **■** Other work 29 (45%) · **■** Marginal 4 (6%)

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 Vijayraghavgarh

- Lukampur339 people
- Satwara302 people
- Bangawan257 people
- Kutarhiya236 people
- Basaudha182 people
- Harduwa Khurd131 people
- Dhanedi Khurd113 people
- Salaiya Mairhai66 people

[All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paraswara from Katni?25 km by road
- What is the population of Paraswara?230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paraswara in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paraswara?90.5% (Census 2011)