Village · Sakti, Janjgir - Champa
# Masniya Kalan

Masniya Kalan is a village in Sakti sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495689. The 2011 Census counted 1,513 people in 408 households, the 28th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.
- 1,513 people (2011)
- 408 households
- 73.5% literacy
- 495689 PIN code

## Masniya Kalan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Masniya Kalan is 495689. Masniya Kalan falls in Sakti sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495689
- Gram panchayat Masniya Kalan
- Community development block Sakti
- Census village code 436954

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Masniya Kalan from nearby towns?
- Sakti (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Naila-Janjgir (nearest town) 55 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Masniya Kalan?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Masniya Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sakti
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Sakti
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Masniya Kalan known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and mustard. About 40% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 241 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Masniya Kalan

Of every 100 households in Masniya Kalan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Masniya Kalan · ■ Sakti rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 92%
- Toilet within the home 16% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 91%
- Tap water 26% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 98%
- Use banking services 24% 27%
- Television 18% 31%
- Mobile phone 24% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 56% 31%
- Own their home 86% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Masniya Kalan?

■ Masniya Kalan · ■ Sakti rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.5% 71.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1023 1000
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1073 956
- Working population 49.1% 51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 62.4% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 51 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 67 (9%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 195 (26%) · ■ Marginal 423 (57%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sakti
- Parsadakalan 1,777 people
- Nandor Khurd 1,675 people
- Dewarmal 1,618 people
- Sendri 1,614 people
- Asonda 1,502 people
- Gadhgodhi 1,477 people
- Sakreli Khurd 1,470 people
- Nandeli 1,454 people

All 128 villages in Sakti

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Masniya Kalan? 495689
- How far is Masniya Kalan from Janjgir? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Masniya Kalan? 1,513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masniya Kalan in? Janjgir - Champa district (Sakti sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Masniya Kalan? 73.5% (Census 2011)

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