# Masjidwa Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Masjidwa

Masjidwa is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,688 people in 366 households**, the 41st largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 1,688people (2011)
- 366households
- 59.8%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Masjidwa PIN code and other codes

Masjidwa falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMatiaria
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216332

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

## How far is Masjidwa from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)62 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (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 Masjidwa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Masjidwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jamunia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps

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 Masjidwa known for?

About 78% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Masjidwa

Of every 100 households in Masjidwa in 2011, 6 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Masjidwa · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****36%**

**38%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**24%

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 Masjidwa?

■ Masjidwa · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**959

Working population ****55.2%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 44.0% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 472 (51%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 428 (46%)

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 Gaunaha

- Kohargari1,739 people
- Bendauli1,710 people
- Turkaulia1,694 people
- Mahuawa Bhaisa1,688 people
- Dumaria1,645 people
- Barharwa1,624 people
- Kathraw1,614 people
- Lachhnauta1,573 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Masjidwa from Bettiah?62 km by road
- What is the population of Masjidwa?1,688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masjidwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Masjidwa?59.8% (Census 2011)