Masalia, Dumka

This article is about a community development block. For genus of moths, see Masalia.
Masalia
Community development block
Masalia

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 24°9′29″N 87°11′4″E / 24.15806°N 87.18444°E / 24.15806; 87.18444Coordinates: 24°9′29″N 87°11′4″E / 24.15806°N 87.18444°E / 24.15806; 87.18444
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Elevation 146 m (479 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 124,554
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 64,374 (61.66%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone/STD code 06434
Vehicle registration JH 04
Lok Sabha constituency Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency Dumka
Website dumka.nic.in
CD Block

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.

Geography

Masalia, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°9′29″N 87°11′4″E / 24.15806°N 87.18444°E / 24.15806; 87.18444.[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]

References

  1. ↑ "Hatiya Dengal; Masalia, Dumka". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "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.
  3. ↑ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Comissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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