# Masoor Village, Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Masoor

Masoor is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494771**. The 2011 Census counted **294 people in 60 households**, the 195th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 294people (2011)
- 60households
- 39.3%literacy
- 494771PIN code

## Masoor PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Masoor is 494771.** Masoor falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494771
- Gram panchayatChhindpal
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448246

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

## How far is Masoor from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)120 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town)22 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 Masoor?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Masoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Badgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Masoor known for?

About 31% of the 422 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 Masoor

Of every 100 households in Masoor in 2011, 17 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masoor · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****32%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Masoor?

■ Masoor · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.3%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**981

Working population ****56.8%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.5% for men and 29.5% for women. 52% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 98 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (38%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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 Pakhanjur

- Pulunjsalebhat301 people
- Sitapur300 people
- Jungda296 people
- Metabodeli296 people
- Tekamata293 people
- Manipur290 people
- Aakmeta285 people
- Koyegaon280 people

[All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Masoor?494771
- How far is Masoor from Kanker?120 km by road
- What is the population of Masoor?294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masoor in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Masoor?39.3% (Census 2011)