# Masurhi Village, Jagdishpur, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/jagdishpur/masurhi/ Village · Jagdishpur, Bhojpur # Masurhi Masurhi is a village in Jagdishpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,426 people in 586 households**, the 18th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 3,426people (2011) - 586households - 69.2%literacy - 877females per 1,000 males ## Masurhi PIN code and other codes Masurhi falls in Jagdishpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatWest Ayar - Community development blockJagdishpur - Census village code247226 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Masurhi from nearby towns? - Jagdishpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)18 km by road - Jagdishpur (nearest town)7 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 Masurhi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Masurhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jagdishpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdishpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Masurhi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 308 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 Masurhi Of every 100 households in Masurhi in 2011, 2 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Masurhi · ■ Jagdishpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **5% Toilet within the home ****24%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **73% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **92% Use banking services ****78%** **63% Television ****20%** **12% Mobile phone ****60%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **23% Own their home ****99%** **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 Masurhi? ■ Masurhi · ■ Jagdishpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **908 Working population ****38.2%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 58.5% for women. 49% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 211 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (6%) · **■** Other work 45 (3%) · **■** Marginal 968 (74%) 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 Jagdishpur - Barad Parwa4,327 people - Shiupur3,760 people - BichlaJangalMahalJagdishpur3,677 people - Uttardaha3,645 people - Kakila3,279 people - Siyaruwa3,146 people - Deorar3,080 people - Tenduni2,912 people [All 91 villages in Jagdishpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/jagdishpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Masurhi from Arrah?18 km by road - What is the population of Masurhi?3,426 (Census 2011) - Which district is Masurhi in?Bhojpur district (Jagdishpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Masurhi?69.2% (Census 2011)