| Paraswadi | |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates: | 19.985°N 72.8131°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Palghar |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluka |
| Subdivision Name3: | Dahanu |
| Seat Type: | Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 24 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 1399 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | 2011 census code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 551604 |
| Iso Code: | IN-MH |
Paraswadi is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]
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%.
| Population | 1399 | 688 | 711 | |
| Children aged below 6 years | 256 | 140 | 116 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 |
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]