Parason, Bhopal


Parason is a township located in Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh, India.

History

In the 18th century, Parason was ruled by a Rajput Thakur. He formed an alliance with other Rajput chiefs to counter the growing power of the neighbouring Rajput principality of Mangalgarh. The Mangalgarh was a small principality ruled by a dowager Rani, and protected by the mercenary Dost Mohammad Khan. After a prolonged conflict, the two parties agreed to a truce during the Holi festival. However, Khan violated the truce and defeated the Parason Thakur's army, which was in a state of drunken revelry on Holi.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Parason has 189 households. The effective literacy rate is 59.01%.
TotalMaleFemale
Population861432429
Children aged below 6 years1516784
Scheduled caste1547579
Scheduled tribe213111102
Literates419252167
Workers 370226144
Main workers 368225143
Main workers: Cultivators1016239
Main workers: Agricultural labourers22212597
Main workers: Household industry workers220
Main workers: Other43367
Marginal workers 211
Marginal workers: Cultivators000
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers110
Marginal workers: Household industry workers101
Marginal workers: Others000
Non-workers491206285