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 a total of 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 aged 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 a 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.

Population
2,764
Families
469
Literacy
64.33%
Sex Ratio
940

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 labourers.

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

Map of Masahi, Purba Champaran, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Masahi, Narkatia

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

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