# Masgaria Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Masgaria

Masgaria is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **249 people in 60 households**, the 89th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 249people (2011)
- 60households
- 78.4%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masgaria

Of every 100 households in Masgaria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masgaria · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**81%

Use banking services ****7%**

**48%

Television ****7%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Masgaria?

■ Masgaria · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**954

Working population ****31.7%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 73.5% for women. 60% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 76 (96%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Polgram475 people
- Nama Bhandartikuri443 people
- Saidpur325 people
- Kansaripur249 people
- Ramchandrapur249 people
- Seoragaria142 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masgaria?249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masgaria in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Masgaria?78.4% (Census 2011)