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 is 36.75%.
TotalMaleFemale
Population1399688711
Children aged below 6 years256140116
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe1392684708
Literates420243177
Workers 715371344
Main workers 685360325
Main workers: Cultivators329172157
Main workers: Agricultural labourers249117132
Main workers: Household industry workers110
Main workers: Other1067036
Marginal workers 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.