# Masanpur Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Masanpur

Masanpur is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,358 people in 284 households**, the 87th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 1,358people (2011)
- 284households
- 38.3%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Masanpur PIN code and other codes

Masanpur falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBelwa Dangi
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225068

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Masanpur from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)55 km by road
- Raiganj (nearest town)19 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 Masanpur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Masanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barsoi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balarampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Masanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 362 hectares of village land is sown, and 276 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 Masanpur

Of every 100 households in Masanpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masanpur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**40%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Masanpur?

■ Masanpur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.3%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**960

Working population ****35.6%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.5% for men and 31.3% for women. 45% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 284 (59%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 135 (28%)

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 Barsoi

- Daula1,415 people
- Pichra1,392 people
- Tarapur1,387 people
- Baikunthpur1,380 people
- Shiwanandpur1,349 people
- Mirzadpur1,348 people
- Goaltoli1,346 people
- Pataulbari1,342 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Masanpur from Katihar?55 km by road
- What is the population of Masanpur?1,358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masanpur in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Masanpur?38.3% (Census 2011)