# Masalkhapa Village, Tirodi, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Tirodi, Balaghat 

# Masalkhapa

Masalkhapa is a village in Tirodi sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **321 people in 71 households**, the 50th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 321people (2011)
- 71households
- 71.4%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Masalkhapa PIN code and other codes

Masalkhapa falls in Tirodi sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKatangi
- Census village code497326

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

## How far is Masalkhapa from nearby towns?

- Balaghat (district HQ)31 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 Masalkhapa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahkepar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Masalkhapa known for?

The main crops are **dhan and sugarcane**. About 44% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Masalkhapa

Of every 100 households in Masalkhapa in 2011, 90 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masalkhapa · ■ Tirodi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**19%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**47%

Television ****19%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Masalkhapa?

■ Masalkhapa · ■ Tirodi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**971

Working population ****61.1%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 62.0% for women. 67% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 116 (59%)

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 Tirodi

- Kisanpura449 people
- Dulhapur434 people
- Dongargaon379 people
- Kosamtola365 people
- Siwanheti321 people
- Chutkideori274 people
- Laxmipur Hamesha150 people
- Nawegaon149 people

[All 73 villages in Tirodi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/tirodi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Masalkhapa from Balaghat?31 km by road
- What is the population of Masalkhapa?321 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masalkhapa in?Balaghat district (Tirodi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Masalkhapa?71.4% (Census 2011)