Masalia, Dumka (village)

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This article is about the village in Jharkhand, India. For its namesake community development block, see Masalia, Dumka.
Masalia
Village
Masalia is located in Jharkhand
Masalia
Masalia
Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates: 24°09′29″N 87°10′42″E / 24.158056°N 87.178454°E / 24.158056; 87.178454Coordinates: 24°09′29″N 87°10′42″E / 24.158056°N 87.178454°E / 24.158056; 87.178454
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictDumka
Population
 (2011)
 • Total399
Languages (*For language details see Masalia, Dumka#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814167
Telephone/ STD code06434
Lok Sabha constituencyDumka
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDumka
Websitedumka.nic.in

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[]

[Interactive fullscreen map]
Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division
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[]

Masalia is located at

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24°09′29″N 87°10′42″E / 24.158056°N 87.178454°E / 24.158056; 87.178454.

Overview[]

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[]

Masalia has an area of 229 hectares (570 acres).[2]

Demographics[]

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[]

Police station[]

There is a police station at Masalia.[3]

CD block HQ[]

Headquarters of Masalia, Dumka CD block is at Masalia village.[4]

Education[]

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[]

  1. ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "KGBV Jama". Schools.org. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. ^ "High School Masalia". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Model School Masalia". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Project Girls HS Masalia". Schools.org. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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