# Masdi Village, Sultanganj, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sultanganj, Bhagalpur 

# Masdi

Masdi is a village in Sultanganj sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code **811211**. The 2011 Census counted **9,496 people in 1,660 households**, the 2nd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 9,496people (2011)
- 1,660households
- 63.1%literacy
- 811211PIN code

## Masdi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Masdi is 811211.** Masdi falls in Sultanganj sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code811211
- Gram panchayatBhirkhurd
- Community development blockSultanganj
- Census village code239624

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

## How far is Masdi from nearby towns?

- Sultanganj (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)1 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 Masdi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Masdi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sultanganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sultanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Masdi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 796 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 Masdi

Of every 100 households in Masdi in 2011, 45 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masdi · ■ Sultanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**63%

Tap water ****9%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**88%

Use banking services ****37%**

**54%

Television ****20%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Masdi?

■ Masdi · ■ Sultanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**942

Working population ****32.8%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 52.9% for women. 43% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 462 (15%) · **■** Household industry 37 (1%) · **■** Other work 602 (19%) · **■** Marginal 1,885 (60%)

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 Sultanganj

- Akbarnagar31,773 people
- Nawada9,462 people
- Gangania8,676 people
- Kumaitha7,817 people
- Mirhati7,404 people

[All 150 villages in Sultanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sultanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Masdi?811211
- How far is Masdi from Bhagalpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Masdi?9,496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masdi in?Bhagalpur district (Sultanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Masdi?63.1% (Census 2011)