# Masal Village, Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nagrota-bagwan/masal/ Village · Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra # Masal Masal is a village in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176056**. The 2011 Census counted **843 people in 174 households**, the 25th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%. - 843people (2011) - 174households - 83.7%literacy - 176056PIN code ## Masal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Masal is 176056.** Masal falls in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176056 - Community development blockNagrota Bagwan - Census village code009904 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Masal from nearby towns? - Nagrota Bagwan (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)23 km by road - Nagrota Bagwan (nearest town)3 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 Masal? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Masal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nagrota Bagwan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharmshala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Masal known for? The main crops are **paddy, pulses and maize**. About 57% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Masal Of every 100 households in Masal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Masal · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****63%** **67% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **33% Tap water ****100%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%** **54% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%** **45% Use banking services ****73%** **97% Television ****82%** **81% Mobile phone ****68%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****12%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **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 Masal? ■ Masal · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%** **85.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1196** **926 Working population ****48.8%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 75.3% for women. 58% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (7%) · **■** Marginal 373 (91%) 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 Nagrota Bagwan - Jasor936 people - Behra Banjar889 people - Malan878 people - Hatwas Jhikla843 people - Buner792 people - Tarindi787 people - Ranhun777 people - Uprehr763 people [All 175 villages in Nagrota Bagwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nagrota-bagwan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Masal?176056 - How far is Masal from Dharmsala?23 km by road - What is the population of Masal?843 (Census 2011) - Which district is Masal in?Kangra district (Nagrota Bagwan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Masal?83.7% (Census 2011)