Masalia, Dumka
Masalia is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dumka district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 16 km from Dumka, the district headquarters.
Masalia | |
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Community development block | |
Masalia Location in Jharkhand, India Masalia Masalia (India) | |
Coordinates: 24°9′29″N 87°11′4″E | |
Country | |
State | Jharkhand |
District | Dumka |
Government | |
• Type | Community development block |
Elevation | 146 m (479 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 124,554 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, Santali |
Literacy (2011) | |
• Total literates | 64,374 (61.66%) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Telephone/STD code | 06434 |
Vehicle registration | JH 04 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Dumka |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dumka |
Website | dumka |
CD Block |
Geography
Masalia, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°9′29″N 87°11′4″E.[1]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Masalia CD Block had a total population of 124,554, all of which were rural. There were 62,828 (50 %) males and 61,726 (50 %) females. Scheduled Castes numbered 6,348 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 72,966. Population below 6 years was 20,146.[2]
Masalia is a village with a population of 399 as per 2011 census.[2]
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Masalia CD Block was 64,374 (61.66 % of the population over 6 years) out of which 39,177 (61 %) were males and 25,197 (39 %) were females.[2]
As per 2011 census, literacy in Dumka district was 61.02.[3]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [4]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[5]
See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate
Literacy in CD Blocks of Dumka district |
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Saraiyahat – 58.64% |
Jarmundi – 58.06% |
Kathikund - 54.09% |
Ramgarh – 55.45% |
Gopikandar – 50.12% |
Shikaripara – 57.10% |
Ranishwar – 60.06% |
Dumka – 70.08% |
Jama – 61.88% |
Masalia – 61.66% |
Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data |
References
- "Hatiya Dengal; Masalia, Dumka". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 27 December 2015.