# Masal Village, Lakhandur, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/masal/ Village · Lakhandur, Bhandara # Masal Masal is a village in Lakhandur sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,266 people in 797 households**, the 7th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%. - 3,266people (2011) - 797households - 78.8%literacy - 1,009females per 1,000 males ## Masal PIN code and other codes Masal falls in Lakhandur sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockLakhandur - Census village code537446 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Masal from nearby towns? - Lakhandur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Bhandara (district HQ)60 km by road - Pauni (nearest town)24 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 Masal? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Masal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Masal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kotha - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Masal known for? About 89% of the 1,070 hectares of village land is sown, and 626 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 Masal Of every 100 households in Masal in 2011, 77 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Masal · ■ Lakhandur rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **75% Toilet within the home ****60%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **46% Tap water ****69%** **39% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **92% Use banking services ****66%** **59% Television ****38%** **29% Mobile phone ****45%** **34% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **24% Own their home ****89%** **94% 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 Masal? ■ Masal · ■ Lakhandur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%** **78.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965** **966 Working population ****52.6%** **57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 73.6% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 320 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 893 (52%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 273 (16%) · **■** Marginal 223 (13%) 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 Lakhandur - Pimpalgaon4,136 people - Bhagadi3,590 people - Jaitpur3,586 people - Soni3,575 people - Sarandi Bk.3,180 people - Chapral3,090 people - Irali Bk.2,984 people - Mandhal2,783 people [All 89 villages in Lakhandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Masal from Bhandara?60 km by road - What is the population of Masal?3,266 (Census 2011) - Which district is Masal in?Bhandara district (Lakhandur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Masal?78.8% (Census 2011)