Masalia, Dumka (village)
Masalia | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Masalia Location in Jharkhand, India  Masalia Masalia (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°09′29″N 87°10′42″E / 24.158056°N 87.178454°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dumka |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 399 |
| Languages (*For language details see Masalia, Dumka#Language and religion) | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 814167 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06434 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dumka |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dumka |
| Website | dumka |
Masalia is a village in the Masalia, Dumka CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography[edit]
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Dam
Dumka
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location[edit]
Masalia is located at 24°09′29″N 87°10′42″E / 24.158056°N 87.178454°E.
Overview[edit]
The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[1]
Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.
Area[edit]
Masalia has an area of 229 hectares (570 acres).[2]
Demographics[edit]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Masalia had a total population of 399, of which 199 (50%) were males and 200 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 62. The total number of literate persons in Masalia was 337 (59.35% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Civic administration[edit]
Police station[edit]
There is a police station at Masalia.[3]
CD block HQ[edit]
Headquarters of Masalia, Dumka CD block is at Masalia village.[4]
Education[edit]
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Masalia, is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2005. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[5]
Government High School Masalia is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1956. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.[6]
Model School Masalia is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[7]
Project Girls High School Masalia is a Hindi medium girls only institution established in 1985. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map of Dumka on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "KGBV Jama". Schools.org. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "High School Masalia". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Model School Masalia". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Project Girls HS Masalia". Schools.org. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
