# Masot Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Masot

Masot is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177104**. The 2011 Census counted **305 people in 68 households**, the 135th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 305people (2011)
- 68households
- 92.3%literacy
- 177104PIN code

## Masot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Masot is 177104.** Masot falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177104
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010276

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

## How far is Masot from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)65 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)13 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 Masot?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Masot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pragpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pragpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Masot known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 28% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Masot

Of every 100 households in Masot in 2011, 98 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Masot · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**34%

Tap water ****98%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**69%

Use banking services ****92%**

**95%

Television ****87%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Masot?

■ Masot · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1194**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**890

Working population ****63.6%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 92.4% for women. 59% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (11%) · **■** Marginal 171 (88%)

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 Dera Gopipur

- Garh313 people
- Pansal309 people
- Panol308 people
- Paloti307 people
- Ladana304 people
- Narwari300 people
- Bangoli Uparli298 people
- Kaseti291 people

[All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Masot?177104
- How far is Masot from Dharmsala?65 km by road
- What is the population of Masot?305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masot in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Masot?92.3% (Census 2011)