# Masaura Village, Piprarhi, Sheohar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Piprarhi, Sheohar 

# Masaura

Masaura is a village in Piprarhi sub-district of Sheohar district, Bihar, PIN code **843336**. The 2011 Census counted **7,032 people in 1,568 households**, the 5th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 7,032people (2011)
- 1,568households
- 56.2%literacy
- 843336PIN code

## Masaura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Masaura is 843336.** Masaura falls in Piprarhi sub-district, Sheohar district, Bihar.

- PIN code843336
- Gram panchayatMesaudha
- Community development blockPiprarhi
- Census village code218800

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

## How far is Masaura from nearby towns?

- Piprarhi (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Sheohar (district HQ)7 km by road
- Sheohar (nearest town)7 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 Masaura?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Masaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sheohar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Masaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Masaura

Of every 100 households in Masaura in 2011, 18 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Masaura · ■ Piprarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****69%**

**53%

Television ****12%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**24%

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 Masaura?

■ Masaura · ■ Piprarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**938

Working population ****28.6%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 47.4% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 259 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 723 (36%) · **■** Other work 158 (8%) · **■** Marginal 871 (43%)

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 Piprarhi

- Amwa Kalan25,242 people
- Basahia Shekh12,117 people
- Minapur Balha10,638 people
- Dhankaul8,766 people
- Dharampur Dekuli6,172 people
- Parsauni5,799 people
- Kamrauli Jangali5,605 people
- Kuanwan4,797 people

[All 25 villages in Piprarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheohar/piprarhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Masaura?843336
- How far is Masaura from Sheohar?7 km by road
- What is the population of Masaura?7,032 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masaura in?Sheohar district (Piprarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Masaura?56.2% (Census 2011)