# Paraswara Village, Shahnagar, Panna (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shahnagar, Panna 

# Paraswara

Paraswara is a village in Shahnagar sub-district of Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **642 people in 166 households**, the 60th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 642people (2011)
- 166households
- 77.6%literacy
- 1,071females per 1,000 males

## Paraswara PIN code and other codes

Paraswara falls in Shahnagar sub-district, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShahnagar
- Census village code459390

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?

- Shahnagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Panna (district HQ)115 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)13 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 chana**. About 63% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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, 91 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paraswara · ■ Shahnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****36%**

**38%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**51%

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 · ■ Shahnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**926

Working population ****44.1%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 70.7% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (17%) · **■** Marginal 94 (33%)

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 Shahnagar

- Pousi705 people
- Pagri693 people
- Jugarwara692 people
- Panderi646 people
- Majhgawan638 people
- Salaiya Samari635 people
- Shyamgiri621 people
- Kharra594 people

[All 121 villages in Shahnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/shahnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paraswara from Panna?115 km by road
- What is the population of Paraswara?642 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paraswara in?Panna district (Shahnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paraswara?77.6% (Census 2011)