# Masaurha Village, Dhaka, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/masaurha/ Village · Dhaka, Purba Champaran # Masaurha Masaurha is a village in Dhaka sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,284 people in 714 households**, the 29th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%. - 4,284people (2011) - 714households - 50.7%literacy - 925females per 1,000 males ## Masaurha PIN code and other codes Masaurha falls in Dhaka sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGawandari - Community development blockDhaka - Census village code217810 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? - Dhaka (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)40 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)9 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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Masaurha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Dhaka - ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Masaurha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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, 4 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Masaurha · ■ Dhaka rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **9% Toilet within the home ****12%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **95% Use banking services ****39%** **33% Television ****2%** **7% Mobile phone ****49%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **21% Own their home ****100%** **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 Masaurha? ■ Masaurha · ■ Dhaka rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%** **55.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **906 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856** **930 Working population ****31.3%** **31.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.1% for men and 44.0% for women. 43% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 123 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 444 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (4%) · **■** Marginal 723 (54%) 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 Dhaka - Tola Ramji Dube4,425 people - Kusmahwa4,298 people - Saratha4,297 people - Dostiya4,292 people - Gahai4,278 people - Bisambharpur4,269 people - Chand Mohan4,123 people - Parsa4,083 people [All 61 villages in Dhaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Masaurha from Motihari?40 km by road - What is the population of Masaurha?4,284 (Census 2011) - Which district is Masaurha in?Purba Champaran district (Dhaka sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Masaurha?50.7% (Census 2011)