# Mashespur Village, Ben, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# Mashespur

Mashespur is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **586 people in 101 households**, the 30th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 586people (2011)
- 101households
- 77.8%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Mashespur PIN code and other codes

Mashespur falls in Ben sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBara
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code245010

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

## How far is Mashespur from nearby towns?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)16 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)16 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 Mashespur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mashespur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nohsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Mashespur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Mashespur

Of every 100 households in Mashespur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mashespur · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**96%

Use banking services ****54%**

**38%

Television ****28%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**44%

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 Mashespur?

■ Mashespur · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**946

Working population ****26.8%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 69.0% for women. 45% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (24%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 44 (28%) · **■** Marginal 23 (15%)

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 Ben

- Amia Bigha1,409 people
- Babhaniawan1,329 people
- Madhaur1,086 people
- Ramganj985 people
- Sidhi Bigha386 people
- Birbal Bigha245 people

[All 32 villages in Ben](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ben/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mashespur from Biharsharif?16 km by road
- What is the population of Mashespur?586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mashespur in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mashespur?77.8% (Census 2011)