# Masandha Village, Bahoriband, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/masandha/ Village · Bahoriband, Katni # Masandha Masandha is a village in Bahoriband sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,634 people in 385 households**, the 38th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,634people (2011) - 385households - 69.1%literacy - 993females per 1,000 males ## Masandha PIN code and other codes Masandha falls in Bahoriband sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBahoriband - Census village code488604 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Masandha from nearby towns? - Bahoriband (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Katni (district HQ)71 km by road - Katni (nearest town)71 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 Masandha? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Masandha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bakal - ○Degree college10+ km · Sihora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Masandha known for? The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 30% of the 1,140 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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 Masandha Of every 100 households in Masandha in 2011, 50 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Masandha · ■ Bahoriband rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **66% Toilet within the home ****1%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **89% Tap water ****12%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****96%** **50% Television ****14%** **18% Mobile phone ****22%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **41% 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 Masandha? ■ Masandha · ■ Bahoriband rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125** **948 Working population ****51.7%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 56.7% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 145 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 259 (31%) · **■** Marginal 413 (49%) 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 Bahoriband - Tihari1,742 people - Muhatara1,707 people - Khamtara1,675 people - Sindursi1,671 people - Pipariya1,618 people - Amoch1,579 people - Gauraha1,570 people - Kunda1,508 people [All 195 villages in Bahoriband](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Masandha from Katni?71 km by road - What is the population of Masandha?1,634 (Census 2011) - Which district is Masandha in?Katni district (Bahoriband sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Masandha?69.1% (Census 2011)