# Masondi Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Masondi

Masondi is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **608 people in 111 households**, the 69th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 608people (2011)
- 111households
- 77.5%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Masondi PIN code and other codes

Masondi falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531653

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

## How far is Masondi from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)90 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)66 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 Masondi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Masondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Churni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Churni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Masondi known for?

About 24% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Masondi

Of every 100 households in Masondi in 2011, 71 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masondi · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****26%**

**43%

Television ****24%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****58%**

**66%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Masondi?

■ Masondi · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**979

Working population ****40.5%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 70.7% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (74%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 10 (4%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Awagad637 people
- Karada630 people
- Butida616 people
- Bhilkheda611 people
- Gularghat605 people
- Bhutrum597 people
- Adhav592 people
- Chauramal589 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Masondi from Amravati?90 km by road
- What is the population of Masondi?608 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masondi in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Masondi?77.5% (Census 2011)