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%.
+ Demographics (2011 Census) |
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| 116 |
| 0 |
| 708 |
| 177 |
| 344 |
| 325 |
| 157 |
| 132 |
| 0 |
| 36 |
| 19 |
| 4 |
| 10 |
| 1 |
| 4 |
| 367 |
Culture
Every year on
Dussehra, the
Gondi people 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.
[ Asuras? No, Just Indians, Outlook India][ Celebrating Ravan, The Hindu]
