# Masughat Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/masughat/ Village · Silchar, Cachar # Masughat Masughat is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,734 people in 408 households**, the 86th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 1,734people (2011) - 408households - 95.4%literacy - 1,012females per 1,000 males ## Masughat PIN code and other codes Masughat falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBorkhala - Community development blockBorkhola - Census village code299209 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Masughat from nearby towns? - Silchar (sub-district HQ)402 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)6 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)6 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 Masughat? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Masughat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Silchar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Silchar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Masughat known for? About 43% of the 152 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 Masughat Of every 100 households in Masughat in 2011, 76 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Masughat · ■ Silchar rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **30% Toilet within the home ****98%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **20% Tap water ****30%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **90% Use banking services ****59%** **37% Television ****43%** **21% Mobile phone ****52%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****29%** **39% Own their home ****100%** **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 Masughat? ■ Masughat · ■ Silchar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.4%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1373** **965 Working population ****25.5%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.1% for men and 93.8% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 105 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 299 (68%) · **■** Marginal 22 (5%) 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 - Natun Kanchanpur1,801 people - Clever House Pt II1,783 people - Masimpur Grant1,771 people - Tarapur Pt III1,754 people - Gorer Bond Pt II1,728 people - Ambicapur Pt IV1,725 people - Tupkhana Pt II1,666 people - Ambicapur Pt I1,662 people [All 246 villages in Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Masughat from Silchar?6 km by road - What is the population of Masughat?1,734 (Census 2011) - Which district is Masughat in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Masughat?95.4% (Census 2011)