# Masimpur Grant Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/masimpur-grant/ Village · Silchar, Cachar # Masimpur Grant Masimpur Grant is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,771 people in 317 households**, the 84th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 1,771people (2011) - 317households - 88.5%literacy - 484females per 1,000 males ## Masimpur Grant PIN code and other codes Masimpur Grant falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBadorpur Masimpur G.P - Community development blockBorkhola - Census village code299196 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Masimpur Grant from nearby towns? - Silchar (sub-district HQ)412 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)12 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)12 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 Masimpur Grant? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Masimpur Grant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Borjelenga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 6 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 Masimpur Grant known for? The main crops are **paddy and vegetable**. About 35% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Masimpur Grant Of every 100 households in Masimpur Grant in 2011, 8 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Masimpur Grant · ■ Silchar rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **30% Toilet within the home ****16%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **20% Tap water ****17%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****24%** **37% Television ****6%** **21% Mobile phone ****22%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****60%** **39% Own their home ****99%** **93% 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 Masimpur Grant? ■ Masimpur Grant · ■ Silchar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****484** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **965 Working population ****58.6%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.4% for men and 77.5% for women. 78% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (5%) · **■** Other work 816 (79%) · **■** Marginal 166 (16%) 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 Silchar - Salchapra Pt I1,814 people - Badarpur Pt II1,803 people - Natun Kanchanpur1,801 people - Clever House Pt II1,783 people - Tarapur Pt III1,754 people - Masughat1,734 people - Gorer Bond Pt II1,728 people - Ambicapur Pt IV1,725 people [All 246 villages in Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Masimpur Grant from Silchar?12 km by road - What is the population of Masimpur Grant?1,771 (Census 2011) - Which district is Masimpur Grant in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Masimpur Grant?88.5% (Census 2011)