# Masara Village, Chakdah, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Chakdah, Nadia 

# Masara

Masara is a village in Chakdah sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,811 people in 638 households**, the 36th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 2,811people (2011)
- 638households
- 78.8%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masara

Of every 100 households in Masara in 2011, 36 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Masara · ■ Chakdah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**16%

Tap water ****1%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**48%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**86%

Use banking services ****28%**

**38%

Television ****24%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**19%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 · ■ Chakdah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**937

Working population ****35.1%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 71.3% for women. 59% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 98 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 418 (42%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 284 (29%) · **■** Marginal 168 (17%)

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 Chakdah

- Kumarpur3,030 people
- Mathurgachhi2,974 people
- Sutargachhi2,890 people
- Kautukpur2,867 people
- Padma Bila2,738 people
- Jaguli2,735 people
- Ber Baria2,645 people
- Brahma Para2,573 people

[All 148 villages in Chakdah](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/chakdah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masara?2,811 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masara in?Nadia district (Chakdah sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Masara?78.8% (Census 2011)