# Masalwada Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Masalwada

Masalwada is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **184 people in 48 households**, the 269th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 184people (2011)
- 48households
- 51.0%literacy
- 1,044females per 1,000 males

## Masalwada PIN code and other codes

Masalwada falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBirsa
- Census village code498093

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

## How far is Masalwada from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)110 km by road
- Baihar (nearest town)42 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 Masalwada?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Masalwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kachnari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Masalwada known for?

About 10% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Masalwada

Of every 100 households in Masalwada in 2011, 55 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masalwada · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**44%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**13%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****79%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Masalwada?

■ Masalwada · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.0%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1385**

**981

Working population ****54.9%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 35.5% for women. 53% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (25%) · **■** Other work 51 (50%) · **■** Marginal 20 (20%)

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 Baihar

- Jaldidad196 people
- Benda193 people
- Deorimeta Ryt.186 people
- Korejhiri185 people
- Amanala181 people
- Bhaiswahi177 people
- Manikpur175 people
- Morenda172 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Masalwada from Balaghat?110 km by road
- What is the population of Masalwada?184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masalwada in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Masalwada?51.0% (Census 2011)