# Masara Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Masara

Masara is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,268 people in 545 households**, the 24th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 2,268people (2011)
- 545households
- 71.3%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masara

Of every 100 households in Masara in 2011, 50 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Masara · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**40%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**17%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**81%

Use banking services ****58%**

**48%

Television ****23%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Masara?

■ Masara · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****748**

**948

Working population ****42.5%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 64.0% for women. 65% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 247 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 494 (51%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (11%) · **■** Marginal 105 (11%)

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 Balagarh

- Ichhapura2,490 people
- Balagarh2,365 people
- Dhak Chhara2,317 people
- Bankipur2,285 people
- Kamarpara2,209 people
- Fatepur2,203 people
- Guptipara2,169 people
- Abdulpur2,157 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masara?2,268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masara in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Masara?71.3% (Census 2011)