Masina Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Masina is a village situated in Jhalda - I block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 556 families residing in the village Masina. The total population of Masina is 2,724 out of which 1,395 are males and 1,329 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Masina is 953.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Masina village is 353 which is 13% of the total population. There are 180 male children and 173 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Masina is 961 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (953) of Masina village.

Population
2,724
Families
556
Literacy
61.03%
Sex Ratio
953

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Masina is 61%. Thus Masina village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 74.65% and the female literacy rate is 46.71% in Masina village.

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

Masina Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 353 180 173
Literacy 61.03% 74.65% 46.71%
Scheduled Caste 352 181 171
Scheduled Tribe 43 21 22
Illiterate 1,277 488 789

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Masina village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Masina village out of total population, 1,000 were engaged in work activities. 64.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,000 workers engaged in Main Work, 121 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 110 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 641 566 75
Cultivators 121 117 4
Agriculture Labourer 110 91 19
Household Industries 50 39 11
Other Workers 360 319 41
Marginal Workers 359 163 196
Non Working 1,724 666 1,058

Nearby Villages to Masina,

Below are the list of villages near Masina village in Jhalda - I.

Village Population
Gokulnagar 835
Badgram 578
Nutandi 864
Pat Jhalda 1,085
Kutidih 706
Dumaria 1,459
Saramba 871
Bargram 396
Ona 966
Danrda 1,675

Reference