# Masumganj Village, Asarganj, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Asarganj, Munger 

# Masumganj

Masumganj is a village in Asarganj sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,517 people in 317 households**, the 15th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 1,517people (2011)
- 317households
- 76.1%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Masumganj PIN code and other codes

Masumganj falls in Asarganj sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSujwa
- Community development blockAsarganj
- Census village code243096

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

## How far is Masumganj from nearby towns?

- Asarganj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)40 km by road
- Munger (nearest town)40 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 Masumganj?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Masumganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tarapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tarapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Masumganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 9 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Masumganj

Of every 100 households in Masumganj in 2011, 59 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Masumganj · ■ Asarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**93%

Use banking services ****72%**

**49%

Television ****41%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Masumganj?

■ Masumganj · ■ Asarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**871

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**920

Working population ****28.1%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 68.9% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 241 (57%) · **■** Marginal 18 (4%)

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 Asarganj

- Dulhar1,900 people
- Baijalpur1,814 people
- Sadpur1,707 people
- Pansain1,568 people
- Kharwa1,406 people
- Adras1,379 people
- Berain1,370 people
- Kharbhatua1,370 people

[All 68 villages in Asarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/asarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Masumganj from Munger?40 km by road
- What is the population of Masumganj?1,517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masumganj in?Munger district (Asarganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Masumganj?76.1% (Census 2011)