# Parasiya Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Parasiya

Parasiya is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 73 households**, the 128th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 278people (2011)
- 73households
- 79.8%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Parasiya PIN code and other codes

Parasiya falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code483962

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

## How far is Parasiya from nearby towns?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)64 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town)14 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 Parasiya?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Parasiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gairatganj
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Parasiya known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 76% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Parasiya

Of every 100 households in Parasiya in 2011, 89 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Parasiya · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**74%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****77%**

**26%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Parasiya?

■ Parasiya · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**941

Working population ****50.4%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 71.6% for women. 52% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 65 (46%)

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 Gairatganj

- Sahajpur281 people
- Dhilwar279 people
- Hatnapur279 people
- Semrajerghati279 people
- Amgawan269 people
- Sultanpur268 people
- Amapani261 people
- Khajuriya260 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parasiya from Raisen?64 km by road
- What is the population of Parasiya?278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parasiya in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parasiya?79.8% (Census 2011)