# Masina Village, Khanpur, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Khanpur, Samastipur 

# Masina

Masina is a village in Khanpur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,075 people in 851 households**, the 15th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 4,075people (2011)
- 851households
- 50.1%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Masina PIN code and other codes

Masina falls in Khanpur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPurushottam Pur
- Community development blockKhanpur
- Census village code236474

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

## How far is Masina from nearby towns?

- Khanpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Samstipur (nearest town)15 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 Masina?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Masina; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Siropati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Samastipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Masina known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 257 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Masina

Of every 100 households in Masina in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masina · ■ Khanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**37%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**98%

Use banking services ****40%**

**41%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**30%

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 Masina?

■ Masina · ■ Khanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**934

Working population ****29.9%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.0% for men and 42.2% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 435 (36%) · **■** Household industry 54 (4%) · **■** Other work 57 (5%) · **■** Marginal 416 (34%)

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 Khanpur

- Soman6,626 people
- Khairi6,017 people
- Siropatti5,004 people
- Khatuaha Bahuarpatti4,315 people
- Saduka4,047 people
- Buzrug Doar4,010 people
- Bachhauli3,899 people
- Jahangirpur3,814 people

[All 63 villages in Khanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/khanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Masina from Samastipur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Masina?4,075 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masina in?Samastipur district (Khanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Masina?50.1% (Census 2011)