| Masat | |
| Settlement Type: | Census Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal##Location in India |
| Coordinates: | 22.2615°N 88.2454°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | South 24 Parganas |
| Subdivision Type3: | CD block |
| Subdivision Name3: | Diamond Harbour I |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.71 |
| Elevation M: | 8 |
| Population Total: | 5839 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali[1] [2] |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Additional official |
| Demographics1 Info2: | English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 743375 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91 3174 |
| Registration Plate: | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Diamond Harbour |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Diamond Harbour |
Masat is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Diamond Harbour police station in the Diamond Harbour I CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the western portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 11 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the western part, located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is covered by the Kulpi Diamond Harbour Plain, which is 5–6 metres above sea level. Archaeological excavations at Deulpota and Harinarayanpur, on the bank of the Hooghly River indicate the existence of human habitation more than 2,000 years ago.[3] [4] [5]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Masat is located at 22.2615°N 88.2454°W
According to the 2011 Census of India, Masat had a total population of 5,839 of which 2,984 (51%) were males and 2,855 (49%) were females. There were 756 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Masat was 4,110 (80.86% of the population over 6 years).[6]
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Masat covered an area of 1.7082 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved tubewell/ boreholes. It had 496 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had a dispensary/ health centre, family welfare centre, veterinary hospital nearby. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Diamond Harbour 15 km away. Three important commodities it produced were: paddy, vegetables, sunflower.[7]
Masat is on the Usthi-Magrahat Road, which links it to the National Highway 12 / Diamond Harbour Road.[8]
Masat High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1909. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.[9]
Masat Girls’ High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1974. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.[10]
There is a primary health centre with 6 beds at Raghunathpur (Masat).[11]