# Masahariya Village, Chaugain, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/chaugain/masahariya/ Village · Chaugain, Buxar # Masahariya Masahariya is a village in Chaugain sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,679 people in 408 households**, the 7th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 2,679people (2011) - 408households - 72.6%literacy - 1,030females per 1,000 males ## Masahariya PIN code and other codes Masahariya falls in Chaugain sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMasarhiya - Community development blockChaugain - Census village code248080 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Masahariya from nearby towns? - Chaugain (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Buxar (district HQ)35 km by road - Dumraon (nearest town)15 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 Masahariya? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Masahariya; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chaugain - ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Masahariya known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 498 hectares of village land is sown, and 445 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 Masahariya Of every 100 households in Masahariya in 2011, 4 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Masahariya · ■ Chaugain rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **7% Toilet within the home ****6%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **79% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****61%** **57% Television ****3%** **14% Mobile phone ****74%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **19% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Masahariya? ■ Masahariya · ■ Chaugain rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **939 Working population ****57.1%** **38.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 60.1% for women. 55% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 273 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (9%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,056 (69%) 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 Chaugain - Ojhabarawan3,821 people - Amsari3,296 people - Khewali2,800 people - Nokhpura2,700 people - Thari2,343 people - Nachap1,938 people - Phaphdar1,662 people - Panrepur1,443 people [All 23 villages in Chaugain](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/chaugain/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Masahariya from Buxar?35 km by road - What is the population of Masahariya?2,679 (Census 2011) - Which district is Masahariya in?Buxar district (Chaugain sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Masahariya?72.6% (Census 2011)