# Masaru Village, Mangolkote, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Mangolkote, Barddhaman 

# Masaru

Masaru is a village in Mangolkote sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,336 people in 309 households**, the 68th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 1,336people (2011)
- 309households
- 60.0%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masaru

Of every 100 households in Masaru in 2011, 18 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masaru · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**90%

Use banking services ****60%**

**59%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Masaru?

■ Masaru · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**986

Working population ****37.7%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 50.3% for women. 61% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (20%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (21%) · **■** Marginal 200 (40%)

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 Mangolkote

- Bhatpara1,550 people
- Chakulia1,505 people
- Barulia1,494 people
- Chaitanyapur1,463 people
- Palashi1,320 people
- Kharija Kshirgram1,300 people
- Ramnagar1,297 people
- Amdob1,284 people

[All 132 villages in Mangolkote](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/mangolkote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masaru?1,336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masaru in?Barddhaman district (Mangolkote sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Masaru?60.0% (Census 2011)