# Masuda Village, Kaler, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kaler, Arwal 

# Masuda

Masuda is a village in Kaler sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,109 people in 342 households**, the 23rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 2,109people (2011)
- 342households
- 62.6%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Masuda PIN code and other codes

Masuda falls in Kaler sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSakri Khurd
- Community development blockKaler
- Census village code260682

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

## How far is Masuda from nearby towns?

- Kaler (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)20 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)20 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 Masuda?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Masuda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Niranjanpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kaler
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kaler
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Masuda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Masuda

Of every 100 households in Masuda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masuda · ■ Kaler rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****57%**

**58%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Masuda?

■ Masuda · ■ Kaler rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**965

Working population ****29.0%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 47.0% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (12%) · **■** Household industry 26 (4%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 416 (68%)

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 Kaler

- Hardia2,582 people
- Sarwarpur2,526 people
- Koni2,371 people
- Lodipur2,299 people
- Koilbhupat1,917 people
- Rupaich1,882 people
- Masadpur1,835 people
- Pasrampur1,741 people

[All 60 villages in Kaler](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/kaler/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Masuda from Arwal?20 km by road
- What is the population of Masuda?2,109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masuda in?Arwal district (Kaler sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Masuda?62.6% (Census 2011)