# Masuria Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Masuria

Masuria is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **530 people in 114 households**, the 182nd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 530people (2011)
- 114households
- 81.4%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masuria

Of every 100 households in Masuria in 2011, 28 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masuria · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

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

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**84%

Use banking services ****6%**

**58%

Television ****11%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****63%**

**18%

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 Masuria?

■ Masuria · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**962

Working population ****31.1%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 75.6% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (20%) · **■** Other work 27 (16%) · **■** Marginal 73 (44%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Dakshin Malikapur562 people
- Balagari548 people
- Jhuma532 people
- Uttar Basudebpur532 people
- Uttar Jagannathpur525 people
- Nalthoba524 people
- Dakshin Fatepur511 people
- Dhantikari506 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masuria?530 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masuria in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Masuria?81.4% (Census 2011)