Paraswadi
Paraswadi | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Paraswadi Location in Maharashtra, India  Paraswadi Paraswadi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°59′06″N 72°48′47″E / 19.9849516°N 72.8131432°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Taluka | Dahanu |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,399 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
| 2011 census code | 551604 |
Paraswadi is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]
Demographics[edit]
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%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1399 | 688 | 711 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 256 | 140 | 116 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 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[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ Asuras? No, Just Indians, Outlook India
- ^ Celebrating Ravan, The Hindu