# Masala Pen Village, Risod, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/risod/masala-pen/ Village · Risod, Washim # Masala Pen Masala Pen is a village in Risod sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,895 people in 445 households**, the 37th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%. - 1,895people (2011) - 445households - 84.1%literacy - 906females per 1,000 males ## Masala Pen PIN code and other codes Masala Pen falls in Risod sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockRisod - Census village code531320 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Masala Pen from nearby towns? - Risod (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Washim (district HQ)44 km by road - Risod (nearest town)17 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 Masala Pen? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Masala Pen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Keshavnagar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Keshavnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Risod - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Masala Pen known for? Products made here include wooden furniture. About 75% of the 654 hectares of village land is sown, and 425 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 Masala Pen Of every 100 households in Masala Pen in 2011, 83 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Masala Pen · ■ Risod rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **74% Toilet within the home ****23%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **80% Tap water ****82%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **91% Use banking services ****70%** **68% Television ****42%** **37% Mobile phone ****65%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **31% Own their home ****91%** **96% 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 Masala Pen? ■ Masala Pen · ■ Risod rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%** **80.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783** **825 Working population ****54.7%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.0% for men and 76.6% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 316 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 304 (29%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 89 (9%) · **■** Marginal 311 (30%) 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 Risod - Chichamba Pen2,066 people - Mandwa2,028 people - Pen Bori2,006 people - Lehani1,963 people - Gohagaon1,838 people - Nawali1,811 people - Wanoja1,799 people - Kalamgavhan1,757 people [All 99 villages in Risod](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/risod/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Masala Pen from Washim?44 km by road - What is the population of Masala Pen?1,895 (Census 2011) - Which district is Masala Pen in?Washim district (Risod sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Masala Pen?84.1% (Census 2011)