# Paraswadi Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Paraswadi

Paraswadi is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 53 households**, the 112th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 224people (2011)
- 53households
- 67.0%literacy
- 1,113females per 1,000 males

## Paraswadi PIN code and other codes

Paraswadi falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538978

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

## How far is Paraswadi from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)27 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)27 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 Paraswadi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Paraswadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Paraswadi known for?

About 18% of the 472 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Paraswadi

Of every 100 households in Paraswadi in 2011, 30 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paraswadi · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**45%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**78%

Television ****10%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****90%**

**91%

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 Paraswadi?

■ Paraswadi · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**972

Working population ****58.9%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 56.6% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (8%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 92 (70%)

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 Dhanora

- Rupingatta234 people
- Munganer229 people
- Sindesur229 people
- Somalpur228 people
- Ridwahi221 people
- Kisneli220 people
- Kolarbodi217 people
- Kamtala213 people

[All 228 villages in Dhanora](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paraswadi from Gadchiroli?27 km by road
- What is the population of Paraswadi?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paraswadi in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Paraswadi?67.0% (Census 2011)