Paraswadi Explained

Paraswadi
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:19.985°N 72.8131°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Palghar
Subdivision Type3:Taluka
Subdivision Name3:Dahanu
Seat Type:Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:24
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1399
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Blank Name Sec1:2011 census code
Blank Info Sec1:551604
Iso Code:IN-MH

Paraswadi is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Paraswadi has 241 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 36.75%.

Demographics (2011 Census)[2] ! !! Total !! Male !! Female
Population 1399 688 711
Children aged below 6 years 256 140 116
0 0 0
1392 684 708
Literates 420 243 177
Workers (all) 715 371 344
Main workers (total) 685 360 325
Main workers: Cultivators 329 172 157
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 249 117 132
Main workers: Household industry workers 1 1 0
Main workers: Other 106 70 36
Marginal workers (total) 30 11 19
Marginal workers: Cultivators 6 2 4
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 16 6 10
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 1 0 1
Marginal workers: Others 7 3 4
Non-workers 684 317 367

Culture

Every year on Dussehra, the Gondi villagers of Paraswadi celebrate by holding a procession where they carry an image of Ravana riding on an elephant, as they claim that he was their ancestor-king.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maharashtra villages . Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC . 2015-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095320/http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Maharashtra.pdf . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: District census data . . Directorate of Census Operations . 2015-08-17 .
  3. https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/asuras-no-just-indians/291677 Asuras? No, Just Indians
  4. https://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/omar-rashid-on-ravan-worship/article7799972.ece Celebrating Ravan