# Masar Village, Udwant Nagar, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/udwant-nagar/masar/ Village · Udwant Nagar, Bhojpur # Masar Masar is a village in Udwant Nagar sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802162**. The 2011 Census counted **8,102 people in 1,177 households**, the 3rd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 8,102people (2011) - 1,177households - 79.5%literacy - 802162PIN code ## Masar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Masar is 802162.** Masar falls in Udwant Nagar sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - PIN code802162 - Gram panchayatMasarh - Community development blockUdwant Nagar - Census village code247065 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Masar from nearby towns? - Udwant Nagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)12 km by road - Arrah (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 Masar? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Masar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arrah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Masar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 919 hectares of village land is sown, and 630 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 Masar Of every 100 households in Masar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Masar · ■ Udwant Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **12% Toilet within the home ****34%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **76% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **70% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **91% Use banking services ****66%** **63% Television ****17%** **20% Mobile phone ****56%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****31%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Masar? ■ Masar · ■ Udwant Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806** **912 Working population ****21.0%** **28.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 71.7% for women. 38% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 502 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 558 (33%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 422 (25%) · **■** Marginal 193 (11%) 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 Udwant Nagar - Belaur14,713 people - Udwantnagar9,000 people - Nawada7,129 people - Kasap6,970 people - Sasram6,399 people - Sarthua6,363 people [All 76 villages in Udwant Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/udwant-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Masar?802162 - How far is Masar from Arrah?12 km by road - What is the population of Masar?8,102 (Census 2011) - Which district is Masar in?Bhojpur district (Udwant Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Masar?79.5% (Census 2011)