# Parastola Village, Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/parastola/ Village · Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya # Parastola Parastola is a village in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,284 people in 324 households**, the 43rd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 1,284people (2011) - 324households - 81.8%literacy - 966females per 1,000 males ## Parastola PIN code and other codes Parastola falls in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockArjuni Morgaon - Census village code538258 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parastola from nearby towns? - Arjuni Morgaon (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)95 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)34 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 Parastola? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Parastola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Keshori - ○Degree college5–10 km · Keshori - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakoli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Parastola known for? About 13% of the 1,143 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Parastola Of every 100 households in Parastola in 2011, 85 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Parastola · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **87% Toilet within the home ****82%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **40% Tap water ****23%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **86% Use banking services ****88%** **74% Television ****23%** **30% Mobile phone ****35%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **21% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Parastola? ■ Parastola · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835** **937 Working population ****51.6%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.4% for men and 71.1% for women. 60% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 156 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (12%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (6%) · **■** Marginal 385 (58%) 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 Arjuni Morgaon - Silezari1,319 people - Bondgaon1,313 people - Wadegaon1,312 people - Dinkarnagar1,284 people - Sawartola1,249 people - Mungali1,224 people - Rajoli1,204 people - Kumbhitola1,186 people [All 159 villages in Arjuni Morgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Parastola from Gondiya?95 km by road - What is the population of Parastola?1,284 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parastola in?Gondiya district (Arjuni Morgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Parastola?81.8% (Census 2011)