# Masangamara Village, Farsabahar, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Farsabahar, Jashpur 

# Masangamara

Masangamara is a village in Farsabahar sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496245**. The 2011 Census counted **282 people in 63 households**, the 91st largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 282people (2011)
- 63households
- 71.8%literacy
- 496245PIN code

## Masangamara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Masangamara is 496245.** Masangamara falls in Farsabahar sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496245
- Gram panchayatKharibahar
- Community development blockPharsabahar
- Census village code434193

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

## How far is Masangamara from nearby towns?

- Farsabahar (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)116 km by road
- Kotba (nearest town)25 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 Masangamara?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Masangamara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tumla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kunkuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tapkara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Masangamara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pigeon pea and maize**. About 51% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Masangamara

Of every 100 households in Masangamara in 2011, 27 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masangamara · ■ Farsabahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****74%**

**31%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Masangamara?

■ Masangamara · ■ Farsabahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1562**

**992

Working population ****63.1%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 62.8% for women. 67% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 171 (96%)

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 Farsabahar

- Kohpani328 people
- Masarighat316 people
- Perva Aara308 people
- Bidurpur299 people
- Pokpani276 people
- Golidih258 people
- Sarkara243 people
- Jharan222 people

[All 99 villages in Farsabahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/farsabahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Masangamara?496245
- How far is Masangamara from Jashpur Nagar?116 km by road
- What is the population of Masangamara?282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masangamara in?Jashpur district (Farsabahar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Masangamara?71.8% (Census 2011)