# Masalaga Village, Kandhar, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandhar, Nanded 

# Masalaga

Masalaga is a village in Kandhar sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,568 people in 294 households**, the 55th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.

- 1,568people (2011)
- 294households
- 68.9%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Masalaga PIN code and other codes

Masalaga falls in Kandhar sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKandhar
- Census village code545400

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

## How far is Masalaga from nearby towns?

- Kandhar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Nanded (district HQ)60 km by road
- Mukhed (nearest town)10 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 Masalaga?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Masalaga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gonar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mukhed
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Masalaga known for?

About 85% of the 379 hectares of village land is sown, and 274 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 Masalaga

Of every 100 households in Masalaga in 2011, 29 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Masalaga · ■ Kandhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****34%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****25%**

**43%

Television ****11%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**42%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Masalaga?

■ Masalaga · ■ Kandhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**73.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**889

Working population ****57.3%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 58.6% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 473 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 325 (36%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 62 (7%)

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 Kandhar

- Yelur1,620 people
- Bori Bk.1,619 people
- Bolka1,613 people
- Chikhal Bhosi1,579 people
- Ghagardarwadi1,562 people
- Bori Kh.1,503 people
- Mohija1,496 people
- Khandgaon Hamid1,494 people

[All 127 villages in Kandhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/kandhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Masalaga from Nanded?60 km by road
- What is the population of Masalaga?1,568 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masalaga in?Nanded district (Kandhar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Masalaga?68.9% (Census 2011)