# Masaurha Village, Paliganj, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Paliganj, Patna 

# Masaurha

Masaurha is a village in Paliganj sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,413 people in 442 households**, the 32nd largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 2,413people (2011)
- 442households
- 70.7%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Masaurha PIN code and other codes

Masaurha falls in Paliganj sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMasuraha Jalpura
- Community development blockPaliganj
- Census village code245737

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

## How far is Masaurha from nearby towns?

- Paliganj (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)60 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)28 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 Masaurha?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Masaurha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paliganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Masaurha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 45% of the 626 hectares of village land is sown, and 283 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 Masaurha

Of every 100 households in Masaurha in 2011, 9 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Masaurha · ■ Paliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****79%**

**52%

Television ****30%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Masaurha?

■ Masaurha · ■ Paliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**943

Working population ****41.5%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 58.2% for women. 56% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (14%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 62 (6%) · **■** Marginal 597 (60%)

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 Paliganj

- Patringa2,483 people
- Sarsi2,471 people
- Mera2,449 people
- Mathurapur Khusdihra2,433 people
- Madhwa2,404 people
- Pearpura2,392 people
- Nadhari2,304 people
- Banauli Khurd2,288 people

[All 117 villages in Paliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/paliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Masaurha from Patna?60 km by road
- What is the population of Masaurha?2,413 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masaurha in?Patna district (Paliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Masaurha?70.7% (Census 2011)