# Masua Village, Barnagar, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barnagar, Baksa 

# Masua

Masua is a village in Barnagar sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,784 people in 351 households**, the 27th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 1,784people (2011)
- 351households
- 60.4%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Masua PIN code and other codes

Masua falls in Barnagar sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Community development blockGobardhana
- Census village code304174

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Masua from nearby towns?

- Barnagar Of Barpeta District (sub-district HQ)139 km by road
- Mushalpur (district HQ)64 km by road
- Barpeta Road (nearest town)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Masua?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Masua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barpeta Road
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Barpeta Road
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Masua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Masua

Of every 100 households in Masua in 2011, 5 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Masua · ■ Barnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****3%**

**26%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Masua?

■ Masua · ■ Barnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**976

Working population ****35.4%**

**38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 49.4% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (4%) · **■** Household industry 84 (13%) · **■** Other work 210 (33%) · **■** Marginal 229 (36%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barnagar

- Mayangpara1,882 people
- Kuthurijhar1,818 people
- Narsingbari1,816 people
- Otagaon1,810 people
- Rangdia1,745 people
- Matanga1,734 people
- Simlarjhar1,723 people
- Bunmaja Gaon1,655 people

[All 92 villages in Barnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/barnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Masua from Mushalpur?64 km by road
- What is the population of Masua?1,784 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masua in?Baksa district (Barnagar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Masua?60.4% (Census 2011)