# Masuria Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Khajni, Gorakhpur 

# Masuria

Masuria is a village in Khajni sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,464 people in 208 households**, the 93rd largest of 694 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 1,464people (2011)
- 208households
- 69.9%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masuria

Of every 100 households in Masuria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Masuria · ■ Khajni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****96%**

**80%

Television ****17%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Masuria?

■ Masuria · ■ Khajni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**904

Working population ****28.9%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 55.5% for women. 43% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (7%) · **■** Household industry 111 (26%) · **■** Other work 114 (27%) · **■** Marginal 150 (35%)

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 Khajni

- Thate Khas1,490 people
- Balua Bhawani Baksasingh1,485 people
- Ahamadpur1,482 people
- Bramhasari1,465 people
- Murdewa Bujurag1,451 people
- Pindia1,444 people
- Rankolee1,442 people
- Gahana1,437 people

[All 769 villages in Khajni](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/khajni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masuria?1,464 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masuria in?Gorakhpur district (Khajni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Masuria?69.9% (Census 2011)