# Masul Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon 

# Masul

Masul is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491558**. The 2011 Census counted **1,165 people in 208 households**, the 40th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,165people (2011)
- 208households
- 75.5%literacy
- 491558PIN code

## Masul PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Masul is 491558.** Masul falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491558
- Gram panchayatMatekheda
- Community development blockChhuria
- Census village code440964

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

## How far is Masul from nearby towns?

- Chhuriya (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)64 km by road
- Chhuria (nearest town)14 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 Masul?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Masul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Buchatola
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhuriya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Masul known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kodo and tivra**. About 63% of the 484 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Masul

Of every 100 households in Masul in 2011, 71 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masul · ■ Chhuriya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**84%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****82%**

**83%

Television ****18%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Masul?

■ Masul · ■ Chhuriya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**1008

Working population ****56.7%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 67.3% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (54%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 202 (31%)

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 Chhuriya

- Metepar1,203 people
- Pinkapar1,191 people
- Telinbandha1,187 people
- Jaising Tola1,168 people
- Patakohra1,163 people
- Padguda1,153 people
- Aliwara1,121 people
- Badgaon1,120 people

[All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Masul?491558
- How far is Masul from Rajnandgaon?64 km by road
- What is the population of Masul?1,165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masul in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Masul?75.5% (Census 2011)