Paraswadi

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

Paraswadi
village
Paraswadi Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Paraswadi Paraswadi (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 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)
• Total	1,399
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MH
2011 census code	551604

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]

	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.^[3][4]