# Bansghat Masuaria Village, Baikunthpur, Gopalganj (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/baikunthpur/bansghat-masuaria/ Village · Baikunthpur, Gopalganj # Bansghat Masuaria Bansghat Masuaria is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,724 people in 872 households**, the 9th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%. - 5,724people (2011) - 872households - 53.4%literacy - 969females per 1,000 males ## Bansghat Masuaria PIN code and other codes Bansghat Masuaria falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBansghat Masuaria - Community development blockBaikunthpur - Census village code231238 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bansghat Masuaria from nearby towns? - Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Gopalganj (district HQ)48 km by road - Barauli (nearest town)25 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 Bansghat Masuaria? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Bansghat Masuaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khairia - ○Degree college10+ km · Baikhunthpura - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Bansghat Masuaria known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 393 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Bansghat Masuaria Of every 100 households in Bansghat Masuaria in 2011, 3 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bansghat Masuaria · ■ Baikunthpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **5% Toilet within the home ****12%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **84% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****70%** **67% Television ****13%** **9% Mobile phone ****77%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **9% 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 Bansghat Masuaria? ■ Bansghat Masuaria · ■ Baikunthpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%** **61.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **951 Working population ****25.7%** **26.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.1% for men and 41.4% for women. 43% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 343 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (19%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 149 (10%) · **■** Marginal 662 (45%) 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 Baikunthpur - Chamanpura7,682 people - Fajullahpur6,828 people - Hakram6,176 people - Gamhari5,765 people - Usri5,409 people - Sonwalia5,297 people - Bankati5,254 people - Khaira Azam4,935 people [All 121 villages in Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/baikunthpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bansghat Masuaria from Gopalganj?48 km by road - What is the population of Bansghat Masuaria?5,724 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bansghat Masuaria in?Gopalganj district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bansghat Masuaria?53.4% (Census 2011)