# Masania Village, Kathikund, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Kathikund, Dumka 

# Masania

Masania is a village in Kathikund sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814103**. The 2011 Census counted **317 people in 68 households**, the 83rd largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 317people (2011)
- 68households
- 55.6%literacy
- 814103PIN code

## Masania PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Masania is 814103.** Masania falls in Kathikund sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814103
- Gram panchayatJhikra
- Community development blockKathikund
- Census village code370631

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

## How far is Masania from nearby towns?

- Kathikund (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)48 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)48 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 Masania?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kathikund
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Masania known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 23% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Masania

Of every 100 households in Masania in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masania · ■ Kathikund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****76%**

**43%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Masania?

■ Masania · ■ Kathikund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**983

Working population ****43.5%**

**48.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 39.9% for women. 48% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 46 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (60%) · **■** Other work 9 (7%)

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 Kathikund

- Kumirkata350 people
- Balijor325 people
- Mangalpur318 people
- Chakmuha317 people
- Kulkant316 people
- Balidih314 people
- Jhagrahi306 people
- Dhankuta304 people

[All 197 villages in Kathikund](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/kathikund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Masania?814103
- How far is Masania from Dumka?48 km by road
- What is the population of Masania?317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masania in?Dumka district (Kathikund sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Masania?55.6% (Census 2011)