Village · Manpur, Rajnandgaon
# Masul

Masul is a village in Manpur sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491229. The 2011 Census counted 211 people in 52 households, the 128th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.
- 211 people (2011)
- 52 households
- 72.3% literacy
- 491229 PIN code

## Masul PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Masul is 491229. Masul falls in Manpur sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491229
- Gram panchayat Ghotiya
- Community development block Manpur
- Census village code 441410

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

## How far is Masul from nearby towns?
- Manpur (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 88 km by road
- Ambagarh Chowki (nearest town) 38 km by road

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

## 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 school In village · 1 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhavsa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chowki
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mohla
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Masul known for?

The main crops are paddy and maize. About 50% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Masul

Of every 100 households in Masul in 2011, 75 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masul · ■ Manpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 75% 69%
- Toilet within the home 0% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94%
- Tap water 0% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 98% 80%
- Television 7% 14%
- Mobile phone 0% 11%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 30% 21%
- Own their home 100% 95%

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

## What is the population of Masul?

■ Masul · ■ Manpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.3% 72.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1049 997
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 983
- Working population 66.8% 55.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 55.2% for women. 63% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 92 (65%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 47 (33%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Manpur
- Jakke 217 people
- Murjhar 217 people
- Kumudkatta 216 people
- Navagarh 214 people
- Michgaon 209 people
- Hilchur 206 people
- Nalkasa 203 people
- Gahangatta 201 people

All 170 villages in Manpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Masul? 491229
- How far is Masul from Rajnandgaon? 88 km by road
- What is the population of Masul? 211 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masul in? Rajnandgaon district (Manpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Masul? 72.3% (Census 2011)

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