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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KAVITA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 373675
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 1,233
- Households
- 236
- Literacy rate
- 56%
- Sex ratio
- 992 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 408
Census 2011 · in context
How Masu compares
By population, Masu ranks #33 of 83 villages in Angara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.0%
+1.2% vs mandal average
- Masu
- 56.0%
- Angara mandal
- 54.8%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
992
+8 vs mandal average
- Masu
- 992
- Angara mandal
- 984
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Masu
- 5.2
- Angara mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Masu at a glance
Masu is a village of 1,233 people in 236 households (Census 2011) in Angara block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 33rd-largest of 83 villages in Angara block. Literacy is 56%, 1 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 992 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 373675. The sarpanch is KAVITA DEVI. The population is estimated at 1,454 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Masu
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RANCHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HESLA
- Total area (ha)
- 157.18
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 11.36
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Masu
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Key facts — Masu
- LGD code
- 373675
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,233
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,454
- Households
- 236
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 992
- Literacy rate
- 56.0%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KAVITA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Angara
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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