Masratu | |
Settlement Type: | Census Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
Coordinates: | 23.9814°N 85.3239°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Hazaribagh |
Government Type: | Federal democracy |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 3.75 |
Population Total: | 5,996 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages (*For language details see Katkamdag (community development block)#Language and religion) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 825302 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone/ STD code |
Area Code: | 06546 |
Registration Plate: | JH 02 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Hazaribagh |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Hazaribagh |
Masratu is a census town in the Katkamdag CD block in the Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Masratu is located at 23.9814°N 85.3264°W.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Masratu (location code 368709) had a total population of 5,996, of which 3,161 (53%) were males and 2,835 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 904. The total number of literate persons in Masratu was 3,806 (74.74% of the population over 6 years).[1]
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Hazaribagh, Masratu covered an area of 3.75 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 7 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, hand pump. It had 685 domestic electric connections. Among the educational facilities it had 6 primary schools, 3 middle schools, other educational facilities at Hazaribagh 6 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had 3 stadiums, 1 public library, reading room. An important commodity it manufactured was chhana. It had office of 1 cooperative bank.[2]
Hazaribagh Town railway station on the Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line is located nearby.[3]