# Masha Kalan Village, Bhinga, Shrawasti (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bhinga, Shrawasti 

# Masha Kalan

Masha Kalan is a village in Bhinga sub-district of Shrawasti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,410 people in 1,051 households**, the 17th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 42.8%.

- 5,410people (2011)
- 1,051households
- 35.9%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masha Kalan

Of every 100 households in Masha Kalan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Masha Kalan · ■ Bhinga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****42%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****54%**

**68%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Masha Kalan?

■ Masha Kalan · ■ Bhinga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.9%**

**42.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**935

Working population ****47.1%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.7% for men and 26.8% for women. 50% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 371 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,207 (47%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 116 (5%) · **■** Marginal 826 (32%)

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 Bhinga

- Maharu Murtiha5,820 people
- Dadaura5,718 people
- Maksrihva5,710 people
- Amwa5,652 people
- Lakshmanpur Bazar5,406 people
- Piprahwa Joga Gaon5,247 people
- Sirsiya5,170 people
- Bargadaha5,104 people

[All 310 villages in Bhinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shrawasti/bhinga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masha Kalan?5,410 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masha Kalan in?Shrawasti district (Bhinga sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Masha Kalan?35.9% (Census 2011)