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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Masna is a village in Kanksa mandal, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, with a population of 22 across 7 households. The village has a literacy rate of 63.6% and is located at coordinates 23.606°N, 87.478°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
TABASUM KHATUN
Contact: 96****2233
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- LGD code
- 318807
- Pincode
- 713148
- Post office
- Panagar Bazara
- Population
- 22
- Households
- 7
- Literacy rate
- 63.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 10
- Distance to district centre
- 21 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 146 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1164 km
- Nearest railway station
- Panagarh · 18 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Illambazar Rural Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Masna compares
By population, Masna ranks #77 of 82 villages in Kanksa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.6%
−0.3% vs mandal average
- Masna
- 63.6%
- Kanksa mandal
- 63.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+53 vs mandal average
- Masna
- 1,000
- Kanksa mandal
- 947
Household size
people per home
3.1
−1.3 vs mandal average
- Masna
- 3.1
- Kanksa mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Masna at a glance
Masna is a village of 22 people in 7 households (Census 2011) in Kanksa block, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, the 77th-largest of 82 villages in Kanksa block. Literacy is 64%, about the same as the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Paschim Bardhaman district centre, 21 km from Mankar, the nearest town, 18 km from Panagarh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 713148, served by Panagar Bazara post office; the LGD village code is 318807. The nearest hospital or health centre is Illambazar Rural Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is TABASUM KHATUN, and the village votes in Galsi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raju Patra. The population is estimated at 25 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masna · this village | 22 | 64% | — |
| Masna · Udhwa | 1,974 | 46% | 0 km N |
| Nimtikari · Kanksa | 490 | 56% | 1.3 km SW |
| Kshudrapur · Illambazar | 959 | 73% | 1.7 km N |
| Dhulpur · Illambazar | 178 | 57% | 2.6 km NW |
| Paschim Pratappur · Illambazar | 466 | 59% | 2.6 km NE |
| Satkahania · Kanksa | 725 | 71% | 2.6 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Masna
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- 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
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 201.94
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 82
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Masna
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Masna
- LGD code
- 318807
- Pincode
- 713148
- Post office
- Panagar Bazara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 22
- Population (projected 2026)
- 25
- Households
- 7
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 63.6%
- Coordinates
- 23.60574°N, 87.47804°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bardhaman-Durgapur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Galsi
- Member of Parliament
- Kirti Azad
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Raju Patra
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- TABASUM KHATUN
- Block / Mandal
- Kanksa
Getting there
How to reach Masna
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata146 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1164 km
- Delhi1166 km
- Chennai1395 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPanagarh18 km
- Bus stopমুচিপাড়া17 km
- Hospital / PHCIllambazar Rural Hospital7 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India16 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil19 km
- CollegeBengal Institute of Technology and Management16 km
- Police stationUkhra Out Post24 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Masna
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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Villages near Masna
Other villages in Kanksa mandal
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- Ijjatganj
- Shilampur
- Birudiha
- Shyambazar
- Kuldiha
- Babnabera
- Bistupur
- Banskopa
- Malandighi
- Napara
- Gangbil
- Bandra
- Akandara
- Domra
- Ayma Biswanathpur
- Tilakchandrapur
- Sibpur
- Rajkusum
- Kanchanpur
- Rakshitpur
- Jatgaria
- Nutunganj
- Anandapur
- Mobarakganja
- Telipara
- Beharpur
- Kajladihi
- Rupganj
- Sokna
- Manikara
- Sundiara
- Basudebpur
- Bankati
- Kandarkona
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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)