Maasu Population, Caste, Working Data Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Maasu is a village situated in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 106 families residing in the village Maasu. The total population of Maasu is 551 out of which 278 are males and 273 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maasu is 982.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maasu village is 74 which is 13% of the total population. There are 37 male children and 37 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maasu is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (982) of Maasu village.

Population
551
Families
106
Literacy
71.49%
Sex Ratio
982

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maasu is 71.5%. Thus Maasu village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 82.16% and the female literacy rate is 60.59% in Maasu village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Maasu village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Maasu Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Maasu village.

Total Male Female
Children 74 37 37
Literacy 71.49% 82.16% 60.59%
Scheduled Caste 117 64 53
Scheduled Tribe 27 12 15
Illiterate 210 80 130

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.9% of total population in Maasu village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maasu village out of total population, 370 were engaged in work activities. 51.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 370 workers engaged in Main Work, 159 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 190 153 37
Cultivators 159 130 29
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 29 22 7
Marginal Workers 180 39 141
Non Working 181 86 95

Nearby Villages to Maasu,

Below are the list of villages near Maasu village in Chamba.

Village Population
Galthan 294
Chitrari 714
Jaintra 946
Maraur 978
Kunr 528
Piura 602
Bhador 526
Lech 1,129
Mandhara 322
Malla 819

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