# Masinan Village, Pursura, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Pursura, Hugli 

# Masinan

Masinan is a village in Pursura sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,719 people in 872 households**, the 17th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 3,719people (2011)
- 872households
- 85.0%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masinan

Of every 100 households in Masinan in 2011, 84 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Masinan · ■ Pursura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**24%

Tap water ****7%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**87%

Use banking services ****52%**

**46%

Television ****34%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Masinan?

■ Masinan · ■ Pursura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**948

Working population ****41.6%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 77.8% for women. 65% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 402 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (19%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 376 (24%) · **■** Marginal 463 (30%)

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 Pursura

- Saidpur4,629 people
- Rautara4,626 people
- Kulbatpur4,038 people
- Kelepara3,949 people
- Hati3,518 people
- Dihibatpur3,504 people
- Saota3,402 people
- Rasulpur3,073 people

[All 50 villages in Pursura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/pursura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masinan?3,719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masinan in?Hugli district (Pursura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Masinan?85.0% (Census 2011)