Paraswadi
Paraswadi is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.
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%.
| 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
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.
References
- ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "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