# Sovana Bara Masia Village, Sitai, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Sitai, Koch Bihar 

# Sovana Bara Masia

Sovana Bara Masia is a village in Sitai sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,005 people in 217 households**, the 36th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,005people (2011)
- 217households
- 62.8%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sovana Bara Masia

Of every 100 households in Sovana Bara Masia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sovana Bara Masia · ■ Sitai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**87%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**26%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sovana Bara Masia?

■ Sovana Bara Masia · ■ Sitai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**967

Working population ****31.5%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 57.2% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 18 (6%)

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 Sitai

- Tamaguri1,173 people
- Morebhanga1,096 people
- Chhota Bara Masia1,064 people
- Bajitchatra1,024 people
- Nagargidari955 people
- Chorkhana896 people
- Deokhata872 people
- Bara Bangla870 people

[All 53 villages in Sitai](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/sitai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sovana Bara Masia?1,005 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sovana Bara Masia in?Koch Bihar district (Sitai sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sovana Bara Masia?62.8% (Census 2011)