# Paraswara Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/paraswara-488526/ Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni # Paraswara Paraswara is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,556 people in 517 households**, the 16th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 2,556people (2011) - 517households - 71.9%literacy - 933females 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 code488526 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)45 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Paraswara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karitalai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kymore - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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? About 49% of the 842 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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, 72 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Paraswara · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **47% Toilet within the home ****2%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **93% Tap water ****21%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****25%** **38% Television ****10%** **14% Mobile phone ****24%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **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+) ****71.9%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **942 Working population ****37.0%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 58.7% for women. 47% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 157 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 404 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 160 (17%) · **■** Marginal 223 (24%) 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 - Durjanpur2,703 people - Amehta2,655 people - Dokariya2,648 people - Salaiya Kohari2,574 people - Gudeha2,551 people - Muhas2,504 people - Kharkhari2,410 people - Sijhara2,279 people [All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Paraswara from Katni?45 km by road - What is the population of Paraswara?2,556 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paraswara in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Paraswara?71.9% (Census 2011)