# Masia Village, Baduria – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Baduria, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Masia

Masia is a village in Baduria sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,971 people in 726 households**, the 42nd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%.

- 2,971people (2011)
- 726households
- 73.9%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masia

Of every 100 households in Masia in 2011, 32 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Masia · ■ Baduria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**16%

Tap water ****4%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**35%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****53%**

**57%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Masia?

■ Masia · ■ Baduria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**78.5%

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

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**960

Working population ****35.2%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 69.6% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 242 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (23%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 284 (27%) · **■** Marginal 264 (25%)

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 Baduria

- Palta3,093 people
- Rajapur3,062 people
- Uttar Chatra3,026 people
- Mamudpur3,024 people
- Nabastia2,966 people
- Belgaria2,882 people
- Labanga2,790 people
- Rasui2,646 people

[All 96 villages in Baduria](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/baduria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masia?2,971 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masia in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Baduria sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Masia?73.9% (Census 2011)