# Masdhawan Village, Sarkaghat, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sarkaghat, Mandi 

# Masdhawan

Masdhawan is a village in Sarkaghat sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175024**. The 2011 Census counted **201 people in 47 households**, the 127th largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%.

- 201people (2011)
- 47households
- 78.1%literacy
- 175024PIN code

## Masdhawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Masdhawan is 175024.** Masdhawan falls in Sarkaghat sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175024
- Community development blockDharmpur
- Census village code013942

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

## How far is Masdhawan from nearby towns?

- Sarkaghat (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)69 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)7 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 Masdhawan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Masdhawan; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chauk
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Masdhawan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 43% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Masdhawan

Of every 100 households in Masdhawan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Masdhawan · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**5%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**57%

Use banking services ****98%**

**95%

Television ****81%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

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 Masdhawan?

■ Masdhawan · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**817

Working population ****58.2%**

**61.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 72.1% for women. 52% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 9 (8%) · **■** Marginal 108 (92%)

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 Sarkaghat

- Jandru Khurd207 people
- Sandoa207 people
- Kangu Ka Gaihra205 people
- Bandal202 people
- Gahri Bhadarpur197 people
- Bhalyana192 people
- Alyana191 people
- Lakhan Kothi190 people

[All 180 villages in Sarkaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sarkaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Masdhawan?175024
- How far is Masdhawan from Mandi?69 km by road
- What is the population of Masdhawan?201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masdhawan in?Mandi district (Sarkaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Masdhawan?78.1% (Census 2011)