Country India District Dumka Telephone/STD code 06434 Elevation 146 m Area code 06434 | State Jharkhand Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vehicle registration JH 04 Population 124,554 (2011) | |
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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.
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Map of Masalia, Jharkhand 814167
Geography
Masalia, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°9′29″N 87°11′4″E.
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.
Masalia is a village with a population of 399 as per 2011 census.
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.
As per 2011 census, literacy in Dumka district was 61.02.Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.