# Maserna Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Maserna

Maserna is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176083**. The 2011 Census counted **318 people in 77 households**, the 220th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 318people (2011)
- 77households
- 87.8%literacy
- 176083PIN code

## Maserna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maserna is 176083.** Maserna falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176083
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011654

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

## How far is Maserna from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)39 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)11 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 Maserna?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Maserna; 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
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhawarna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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 Maserna known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 68% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Maserna

Of every 100 households in Maserna in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Maserna · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**10%

Tap water ****99%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**45%

Use banking services ****99%**

**96%

Television ****75%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**10%

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

**5%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Maserna?

■ Maserna · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****278**

**912

Working population ****40.9%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 82.4% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 85 (65%) · **■** Marginal 41 (32%)

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 Palampur

- Machhlena324 people
- Dharman323 people
- Kathiara322 people
- Ghamrotha318 people
- Kharuhl317 people
- Surar316 people
- Baraham Thero315 people
- Mandhap315 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maserna?176083
- How far is Maserna from Dharmsala?39 km by road
- What is the population of Maserna?318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maserna in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maserna?87.8% (Census 2011)