# Masod Village, Karanja, Wardha (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/karanja/masod/ Village · Karanja, Wardha # Masod Masod is a village in Karanja sub-district of Wardha district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,206 people in 297 households**, the 20th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%. - 1,206people (2011) - 297households - 83.6%literacy - 955females per 1,000 males ## Masod PIN code and other codes Masod falls in Karanja sub-district, Wardha district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKaranja - Census village code533647 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Masod from nearby towns? - Karanja (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Wardha (district HQ)36 km by road - Wardha (nearest town)40 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 Masod? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Masod; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharogana - ○Degree college10+ km · Wardha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wardha - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Masod known for? Products made here include bamboo cane products, broom and agricultural implements. About 11% of the 1,631 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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 Masod Of every 100 households in Masod in 2011, 80 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Masod · ■ Karanja rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **85% Toilet within the home ****75%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **52% Tap water ****99%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **83% Use banking services ****58%** **70% Television ****28%** **46% Mobile phone ****23%** **38% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **33% Own their home ****84%** **92% 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 Masod? ■ Masod · ■ Karanja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **84.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829** **959 Working population ****45.9%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.7% for men and 77.4% for women. 60% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (49%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (11%) · **■** Marginal 188 (34%) 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 Karanja - Kakada1,296 people - Selgaon Lawane1,280 people - Sindi Vihiri1,261 people - Pardi Heti1,211 people - Kajali1,131 people - Borgaon1,059 people - Taroda1,059 people - Dharti1,033 people [All 121 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/karanja/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Masod from Wardha?36 km by road - What is the population of Masod?1,206 (Census 2011) - Which district is Masod in?Wardha district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Masod?83.6% (Census 2011)