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Masalia
Village
Masalia village area photo
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Coordinates: 24°09′29″N 87°10′42″E / 24.158056°N 87.178454°E / 24.158056; 87.178454
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Population
• 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.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

Location

Masalia is located at 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.

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Area

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

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).

Civic administration

Police station

There is a police station at Masalia.

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Masalia, Dumka CD block is at Masalia village.

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.

Government High School Masalia is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1956. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.

Model School Masalia is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.

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.

References

1. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
2. ^ "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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