Village · Rampur, Shimla
# Masarna Kareri

Masarna Kareri is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172022. The 2011 Census counted 340 people in 81 households, the 73rd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.
- 340 people (2011)
- 81 households
- 74.0% literacy
- 172022 PIN code

## Masarna Kareri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Masarna Kareri is 172022. Masarna Kareri falls in Rampur sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 172022
- Community development block Rampur
- Census village code 023638

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

## How far is Masarna Kareri from nearby towns?
- Rampur (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 138 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Masarna Kareri?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Masarna Kareri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nogli
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rampur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- 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 Masarna Kareri known for?

The main crops are wheat and maize. About 21% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Masarna Kareri

Of every 100 households in Masarna Kareri in 2011, 99 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masarna Kareri · ■ Rampur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 96%
- Toilet within the home 40% 60%
- No toilet (open defecation) 60% 40%
- Tap water 96% 94%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 51% 52%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 48% 43%
- Use banking services 90% 90%
- Television 51% 68%
- Mobile phone 78% 83%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 7%
- None of these assets 14% 9%
- Own their home 86% 79%

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

## What is the population of Masarna Kareri?

■ Masarna Kareri · ■ Rampur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.0% 79.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1125 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1231 919
- Working population 58.8% 54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 60.4% for women. 56% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 33 (16%) · ■ Marginal 167 (84%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Rampur
- Koti 360 people
- Darshal 349 people
- Julikot 348 people
- Majhali 347 people
- Kandhar 339 people
- Barkeli 338 people
- Kotla 338 people
- Runpu 338 people

All 220 villages in Rampur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Masarna Kareri? 172022
- How far is Masarna Kareri from Shimla? 138 km by road
- What is the population of Masarna Kareri? 340 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masarna Kareri in? Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Masarna Kareri? 74.0% (Census 2011)

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