# Massa Village, Jale, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/jale/massa/ Village · Jale, Darbhanga # Massa Massa is a village in Jale sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847102**. The 2011 Census counted **11,536 people in 2,298 households**, the 5th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.2%. - 11,536people (2011) - 2,298households - 48.3%literacy - 847102PIN code ## Massa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Massa is 847102.** Massa falls in Jale sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code847102 - Gram panchayatMassa - Community development blockJale - Census village code226736 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Massa from nearby towns? - Jale (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)30 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town)30 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 Massa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Massa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandauna - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chandauna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 14 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 Massa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 866 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Massa Of every 100 households in Massa in 2011, 6 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Massa · ■ Jale rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **12% Toilet within the home ****21%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **67% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **91% Use banking services ****24%** **32% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****59%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **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 Massa? ■ Massa · ■ Jale rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.3%** **53.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **944 Working population ****29.3%** **28.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.1% for men and 39.9% for women. 47% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 526 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,509 (45%) · **■** Household industry 88 (3%) · **■** Other work 373 (11%) · **■** Marginal 885 (26%) 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 Jale - Jale37,256 people - Rarhi36,569 people - Ahiari16,018 people - Barhampur13,146 people - Muraitha11,442 people - Kamtaul9,951 people - Reorha9,658 people - Ratanpur Abhiman8,360 people [All 60 villages in Jale](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/jale/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Massa?847102 - How far is Massa from Darbhanga?30 km by road - What is the population of Massa?11,536 (Census 2011) - Which district is Massa in?Darbhanga district (Jale sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Massa?48.3% (Census 2011)