Masahi Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011
Masahi is a village situated in Narkatia block of Purba Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 469 families residing in the village Masahi. The total population of Masahi is 2,764 out of which 1,425 are males and 1,339 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Masahi is 940.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Masahi village is 664 which is 24% of the total population. There are 353 male children and 311 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Masahi is 881 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (940) of Masahi village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Masahi is 64.3%. Thus Masahi village has higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Purba Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 74.63% and the female literacy rate is 53.6% in Masahi village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Masahi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Masahi Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Masahi village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 664 | 353 | 311 |
| Literacy | 64.33% | 74.63% | 53.6% |
| Scheduled Caste | 46 | 25 | 21 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,413 | 625 | 788 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Masahi village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Masahi village out of total population, 1,063 were engaged in work activities. 43.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,063 workers engaged in Main Work, 182 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 187 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 467 | 362 | 105 |
| Cultivators | 182 | 158 | 24 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 187 | 124 | 63 |
| Household Industries | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Other Workers | 90 | 79 | 11 |
| Marginal Workers | 596 | 285 | 311 |
| Non Working | 1,701 | 778 | 923 |
Nearby Villages to Masahi,
Below are the list of villages near Masahi village in Narkatia.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Darpa | 15,026 |
| Murli | 2,206 |
| Ekdari | 5,435 |
| Siripur | 2,612 |
| Rampur | 847 |
| Kudarkat | 7,801 |
| Bela | 3,144 |
| Baijnathpur | 913 |
| Khairwa | 5,533 |
| Raghunathpur | 1,742 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Masahi, Purba Champaran, Bihar - Wikipedia