Village · Hamirpur, Hamirpur
# Maseraru

Maseraru is a village in Hamirpur sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177401. The 2011 Census counted 243 people in 64 households, the 144th largest of 374 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.0%.
- 243 people (2011)
- 64 households
- 93.7% literacy
- 177401 PIN code

## Maseraru PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Maseraru is 177401. Maseraru falls in Hamirpur sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 177401
- Community development block Bhoranj
- Census village code 017305

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

## How far is Maseraru from nearby towns?
- Hamirpur (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ) 11 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town) 11 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Maseraru?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Maseraru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Didhwin
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Didhwin
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Anu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Maseraru known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and rice. About 57% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Maseraru

Of every 100 households in Maseraru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 97 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Maseraru · ■ Hamirpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 100%
- Toilet within the home 98% 93%
- No toilet (open defecation) 2% 6%
- Tap water 100% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 97% 71%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 97% 37%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 3% 62%
- Use banking services 89% 93%
- Television 95% 84%
- Mobile phone 84% 67%
- Computer with internet 3% 3%
- Two-wheeler 36% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 6%
- None of these assets 2% 6%
- Own their home 98% 95%

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

## What is the population of Maseraru?

■ Maseraru · ■ Hamirpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 93.7% 89.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1025 1078
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 894
- Working population 66.3% 58.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.1% for men and 88.5% for women. 71% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 42 (26%) · ■ Other work 11 (7%) · ■ Marginal 108 (67%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Hamirpur
- Lingwin 251 people
- Surah 249 people
- Nounghi 248 people
- Mohan 246 people
- Ghartheri Brahmana 238 people
- Malwana 238 people
- Kohlwin 237 people
- Bharnang 236 people

All 378 villages in Hamirpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Maseraru? 177401
- How far is Maseraru from Hamirpur? 11 km by road
- What is the population of Maseraru? 243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maseraru in? Hamirpur district (Hamirpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maseraru? 93.7% (Census 2011)

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