# Masarh Village, Sabour, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sabour, Bhagalpur 

# Masarh

Masarh is a village in Sabour sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,851 people in 927 households**, the 6th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 4,851people (2011)
- 927households
- 53.7%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Masarh PIN code and other codes

Masarh falls in Sabour sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatFatehpur
- Community development blockSabour
- Census village code239360

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

## How far is Masarh from nearby towns?

- Sabour (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhagalpur (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 Masarh?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Masarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Masarh known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Masarh

Of every 100 households in Masarh in 2011, 14 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Masarh · ■ Sabour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**46%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**78%

Use banking services ****34%**

**49%

Television ****19%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**29%

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 Masarh?

■ Masarh · ■ Sabour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**944

Working population ****43.2%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 41.3% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 407 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 638 (30%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 437 (21%) · **■** Marginal 604 (29%)

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 Sabour

- Raziuddinpur8,957 people
- Pharka7,305 people
- Lailakh5,097 people
- Lodipur5,058 people
- Mamlakha4,695 people
- Sardho4,081 people
- Rajpur3,960 people
- Barari3,907 people

[All 82 villages in Sabour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sabour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Masarh from Bhagalpur?12 km by road
- What is the population of Masarh?4,851 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masarh in?Bhagalpur district (Sabour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Masarh?53.7% (Census 2011)