# Bara Masia Village, Sitalkuchi, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Sitalkuchi, Koch Bihar 

# Bara Masia

Bara Masia is a village in Sitalkuchi sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,975 people in 1,348 households**, the 4th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 5,975people (2011)
- 1,348households
- 63.6%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Masia

Of every 100 households in Bara Masia in 2011, 7 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara Masia · ■ Sitalkuchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**53%

Tap water ****8%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**85%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**33%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**30%

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 Bara Masia?

■ Bara Masia · ■ Sitalkuchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**964

Working population ****34.9%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 58.0% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 895 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 762 (37%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 94 (5%) · **■** Marginal 329 (16%)

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 Sitalkuchi

- Sitalkuchi37,052 people
- Golenaohati10,208 people
- Nagar Lalbazar7,732 people
- Mahishmuri5,525 people
- Petlaepra5,261 people
- Bara Gadaikhora4,753 people
- Bhogdabri4,075 people

[All 70 villages in Sitalkuchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/sitalkuchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara Masia?5,975 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Masia in?Koch Bihar district (Sitalkuchi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Masia?63.6% (Census 2011)