# Masuriya Village, Berinag, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Berinag, Pithoragarh 

# Masuriya

Masuriya is a village in Berinag sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 74 households**, the 43rd largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 310people (2011)
- 74households
- 79.3%literacy
- 1,183females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masuriya

Of every 100 households in Masuriya in 2011, 84 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Masuriya · ■ Berinag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**42%

Tap water ****97%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**74%

Use banking services ****76%**

**84%

Television ****36%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**90%

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 Masuriya?

■ Masuriya · ■ Berinag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1183**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**806

Working population ****17.4%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 65.6% for women. 31% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (26%) · **■** Household industry 4 (7%) · **■** Other work 27 (50%) · **■** Marginal 9 (17%)

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 Berinag

- Merala322 people
- Suklyari321 people
- Purana Thal316 people
- Sagar315 people
- Lejam293 people
- Gwir Panth288 people
- Bora Agar287 people
- Varsayat286 people

[All 299 villages in Berinag](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/berinag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masuriya?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masuriya in?Pithoragarh district (Berinag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Masuriya?79.3% (Census 2011)