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Paraswadi
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Paraswadi
Location in Maharashtra, India
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Paraswadi
Paraswadi (India)
Coordinates: 19°59′06″N72°48′47″E / 19.9849516°N 72.8131432°E / 19.9849516; 72.8131432
Country India
State Maharashtra
District Palghar
Taluka Dahanu
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,399
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-MH
2011 census code551604

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

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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%. [2]

Demographics (2011 Census) [2]
TotalMaleFemale
Population1399688711
Children aged below 6 years256140116
Scheduled caste 000
Scheduled tribe 1392684708
Literates420243177
Workers (all)715371344
Main workers (total)685360325
Main workers: Cultivators329172157
Main workers: Agricultural labourers249117132
Main workers: Household industry workers110
Main workers: Other1067036
Marginal workers (total)301119
Marginal workers: Cultivators624
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers16610
Marginal workers: Household industry workers101
Marginal workers: Others734
Non-workers684317367

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]

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References

  1. "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "District census data". 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. Asuras? No, Just Indians, Outlook India
  4. Celebrating Ravan, The Hindu