# Masuria Village, Banmankhi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banmankhi, Purnia 

# Masuria

Masuria is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,851 people in 1,471 households**, the 22nd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%.

- 6,851people (2011)
- 1,471households
- 52.6%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Masuria PIN code and other codes

Masuria falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBahora
- Community development blockBanmankhi
- Census village code223042

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

## How far is Masuria from nearby towns?

- Banmankhi (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)23 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)21 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 Masuria?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banmankhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banmankhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Masuria known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 89% of the 768 hectares of village land is sown, and 450 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 Masuria

Of every 100 households in Masuria in 2011, 3 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masuria · ■ Banmankhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**66%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**28%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**37%

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 Masuria?

■ Masuria · ■ Banmankhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**50.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**929

Working population ****44.9%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 42.5% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 403 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,949 (63%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (3%) · **■** Marginal 620 (20%)

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 Banmankhi

- Gangapur7,453 people
- Banmankhi7,035 people
- Maharajganj7,016 people
- Naulakhi7,005 people
- Bahora6,649 people
- Pipra6,264 people
- Harpur Madi5,780 people
- Belchand Sukhia4,560 people

[All 107 villages in Banmankhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Masuria from Purnia?23 km by road
- What is the population of Masuria?6,851 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masuria in?Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Masuria?52.6% (Census 2011)