Paraswadi
{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Maharashtra
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Palghar
| subdivision_type3 = Taluka
| subdivision_name3 = Dahanu
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| seat_type = Panchayat
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| elevation_m = 24
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1399
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Paraswadi is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.{{cite web |url=http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Maharashtra.pdf |title=Maharashtra villages |publisher=Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC |access-date=2015-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095320/http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Maharashtra.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}
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%.
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|+ Demographics (2011 Census){{cite web |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/PCA%20CDB-2721-F-Census.xlsx |title=District census data |work=2011 Census of India |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations |access-date=2015-08-17 }} ! !! 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.[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/asuras-no-just-indians/291677 Asuras? No, Just Indians], Outlook India[https://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/omar-rashid-on-ravan-worship/article7799972.ece Celebrating Ravan], The Hindu