# Masila Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Masila

Masila is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,253 people in 307 households**, the 52nd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,253people (2011)
- 307households
- 72.1%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masila

Of every 100 households in Masila in 2011, 52 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Masila · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**56%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**81%

Use banking services ****89%**

**70%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Masila?

■ Masila · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**960

Working population ****52.4%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 65.2% for women. 65% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 88 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 453 (69%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 72 (11%) · **■** Marginal 32 (5%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Krishnanagar1,367 people
- Shankarpur1,341 people
- Nichintapur1,312 people
- Amilia1,275 people
- Nabagram1,234 people
- Wania1,195 people
- Rautara1,188 people
- Kulchaura1,159 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masila?1,253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masila in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Masila?72.1% (Census 2011)