# Massu Village, Atholi, Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Atholi, Kishtwar 

# Massu

Massu is a village in Atholi sub-district of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182204**. The 2011 Census counted **754 people in 148 households**, the 10th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 754people (2011)
- 148households
- 65.1%literacy
- 182204PIN code

## Massu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Massu is 182204.** Massu falls in Atholi sub-district, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182204
- Gram panchayatMassu
- Community development blockPadder
- Census village code004785

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

## How far is Massu from nearby towns?

- Atholi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kishtwar (district HQ)84 km by road
- Kishtwar (nearest town)75 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 Massu?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Atholi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Massu known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 7% of the 1,344 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Massu

Of every 100 households in Massu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Massu · ■ Atholi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**94%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****97%**

**83%

Television ****1%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Massu?

■ Massu · ■ Atholi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**889

Working population ****42.6%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 48.4% for women. 50% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 162 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 56 (17%) · **■** Marginal 85 (26%)

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 Atholi

- Gulab Garh1,195 people
- Afani1,184 people
- Garh Padder1,011 people
- Tyari875 people
- Kaban741 people
- Cheto684 people
- Sohal671 people
- Ongayee623 people

[All 32 villages in Atholi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kishtwar/atholi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Massu?182204
- How far is Massu from Kishtwar?84 km by road
- What is the population of Massu?754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Massu in?Kishtwar district (Atholi sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Massu?65.1% (Census 2011)