# Masra Village, Rampurhat - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - I, Birbhum 

# Masra

Masra is a village in Rampurhat - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,863 people in 665 households**, the 19th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 2,863people (2011)
- 665households
- 61.6%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masra

Of every 100 households in Masra in 2011, 34 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masra · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**87%

Use banking services ****34%**

**43%

Television ****16%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**35%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

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 Masra?

■ Masra · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**945

Working population ****36.7%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 54.0% for women. 57% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 107 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 321 (31%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 328 (31%) · **■** Marginal 292 (28%)

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 Rampurhat - I

- Shrikrishnapur Pakhuria3,189 people
- Barshal3,148 people
- Chandpur3,012 people
- Banhat2,892 people
- Saipur2,826 people
- Kusumba2,762 people
- Baidara2,661 people
- Chakaipur2,637 people

[All 119 villages in Rampurhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masra?2,863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masra in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Masra?61.6% (Census 2011)