# Masra Village, Baharagora, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Baharagora, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Masra

Masra is a village in Baharagora sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **704 people in 166 households**, the 64th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 704people (2011)
- 166households
- 42.4%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Masra PIN code and other codes

Masra falls in Baharagora sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatSanrra
- Community development blockBaharagora
- Census village code364630

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

## How far is Masra from nearby towns?

- Bahragora (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)110 km by road
- Chakulia (nearest town)85 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 Masra?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Masra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bahragora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barhagora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Masra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 50% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Masra

Of every 100 households in Masra in 2011, 35 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Masra · ■ Baharagora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****8%**

**57%

Television ****11%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Masra?

■ Masra · ■ Baharagora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.4%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**944

Working population ****47.4%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.2% for men and 33.8% for women. 62% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 97 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (20%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 153 (46%)

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 Baharagora

- Kokmara720 people
- Bamdol719 people
- Kuliank719 people
- Kashaphaliya710 people
- Chandra695 people
- Dudhkunri693 people
- Hariharpur681 people
- Shalbani680 people

[All 451 villages in Baharagora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/baharagora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Masra from Jamshedpur?110 km by road
- What is the population of Masra?704 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masra in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Baharagora sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Masra?42.4% (Census 2011)