# Maska Laiya Village, Taljhari, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/taljhari/maska-laiya/ Village · Taljhari, Sahibganj # Maska Laiya Maska Laiya is a village in Taljhari sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816115**. The 2011 Census counted **1,938 people in 400 households**, the 4th largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%. - 1,938people (2011) - 400households - 49.2%literacy - 816115PIN code ## Maska Laiya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maska Laiya is 816115.** Maska Laiya falls in Taljhari sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. - PIN code816115 - Gram panchayatMaska Laiya - Community development blockTaljhari - Census village code358833 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maska Laiya from nearby towns? - Taljhari (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Sahibganj (district HQ)33 km by road - Sahibganj (nearest town)33 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 Maska Laiya? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Maska Laiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sahibganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Sahibganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahibganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds 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 Maska Laiya known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 44% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Maska Laiya Of every 100 households in Maska Laiya in 2011, 6 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maska Laiya · ■ Taljhari rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **13% Toilet within the home ****5%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **94% Tap water ****1%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****2%** **27% Television ****5%** **7% Mobile phone ****3%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****40%** **58% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Maska Laiya? ■ Maska Laiya · ■ Taljhari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.2%** **47.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970** **966 Working population ****46.6%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.3% for men and 35.7% for women. 49% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 59 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (31%) · **■** Household industry 35 (4%) · **■** Other work 137 (15%) · **■** Marginal 393 (44%) 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 Taljhari - Kaliyani4,094 people - Moti Jharna3,107 people - Chhota Bhagiamariand Partaba2,302 people - Banskola1,855 people - Chhota Bhageamari1,840 people - Brindaban1,772 people - Pathariabola Pokhar1,739 people [All 273 villages in Taljhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/taljhari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maska Laiya?816115 - How far is Maska Laiya from Sahibganj?33 km by road - What is the population of Maska Laiya?1,938 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maska Laiya in?Sahibganj district (Taljhari sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Maska Laiya?49.2% (Census 2011)