# Masudan Village, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/masudan/ Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai # Masudan Masudan is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,383 people in 390 households**, the 40th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 2,383people (2011) - 390households - 75.3%literacy - 903females per 1,000 males ## Masudan PIN code and other codes Masudan falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKaswa - Community development blockSurajgarha - Census village code243451 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Masudan from nearby towns? - Surajgarha (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ)48 km by road - Lakhisarai (nearest town)48 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 Masudan? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Masudan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Piri Bazar - ○Degree college10+ km · Munger - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Masudan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 779 hectares of village land is sown, and 293 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 Masudan Of every 100 households in Masudan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Masudan · ■ Surajgarha rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **36% Toilet within the home ****34%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **64% Tap water ****5%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****52%** **65% Television ****15%** **24% Mobile phone ****62%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **27% Own their home ****100%** **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 Masudan? ■ Masudan · ■ Surajgarha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%** **63.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **919 Working population ****34.1%** **31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.6% for men and 69.6% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 35 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (6%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 90 (11%) · **■** Marginal 634 (78%) 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 Surajgarha - Siwana2,638 people - Dhanari2,569 people - Paharpur2,566 people - Basauni2,415 people - Ratnupur2,356 people - Manu Chak2,278 people - Mahsaunni2,277 people - Amarpur2,207 people [All 184 villages in Surajgarha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Masudan from Lakhisarai?48 km by road - What is the population of Masudan?2,383 (Census 2011) - Which district is Masudan in?Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Masudan?75.3% (Census 2011)