{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Masratu | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Census Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India3 | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India | coordinates = {{coord|23.981389|N|85.32389|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Hazaribagh district|Hazaribagh]] | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = [[Federalism in India|Federal democracy]] | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 3.75 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 5,996 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages (*For language details see [[Katkamdag (community development block)#Language and religion]]) | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]] | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | postal_code = 825302 | area_code_type = Telephone/ [[Subscriber trunk dialling|STD]] code | area_code = 06546 | registration_plate = JH 02 | blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = [[Hazaribagh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hazaribagh]] | blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = [[Hazaribagh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hazaribagh]] | website = {{URL|hazaribag.nic.in/}} | footnotes = }} '''Masratu''' is a [[census town]] in the [[Katkamdag (community development block)|Katkamdag]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision]] of the [[Hazaribagh district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].
==Geography== {{OSM Location map | width=350| height=250| zoom=12 | coord={{coord|24|0|0|N|85|21|30|E}}| float=left|caption='''Hazaribagh City'''<br/> CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre, C: educational centre, F: facility<br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |mark-coord1={{coord|24|1|46|N|85|19|17|E}} | label-pos1=bottom|label1= Chharwa | numbered1=R| mark-title1=[[Chharwa]] (R)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #C40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2 |mark-coord2={{coord|23|59|48|N|85|18|53|E}} | label-pos2=left|label2= Salgaon| numbered2=R| mark-title2=[[Salgaon]] (R) |mark-coord3={{coord|24|0|5|N|85|19|34|E}}| label-pos3=left|label3=Kadma| numbered3=CT| mark-title3= [[Kadma, Hazaribagh]] (CT) |shape-color3= #A40000 |mark-coord4={{coord|24|1|10|N|85|21|25|E}}| label-pos4=left|label4=Marai Kalan| numbered4=CT| mark-title4= [[Marai Kalan]] (CT) |shape-color4= #A40000 |mark-coord5={{coord|23|58|53|N|85|19|26|E}}| label-pos5=bottom|label5=Masratu| numbered5=CT| mark-title5= Masratu (CT) |shape-color5=black| label-size5=13|label-color5=black <!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors --> |mark-coord6={{coord|24|1|27|N|85|20|11|E}}| label-pos6=right|label6=Pelawal| numbered6=CT| mark-title6= [[Pelawal]] (CT) |shape-color6= #A40000 |mark-coord7={{coord|24|1|19|N|85|22|14|E}} | label-pos7=right|label7= Vinoba Bhave University| numbered7=C| mark-title7= [[Vinoba Bhave University]] (C)|shape-color7=#C42222 |mark-coord8={{coord|24|0|58|N|85|21|40|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8= SB Medical College| numbered8=C| mark-title8= [[Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College]] (C)|shape-color8=#C42222 |mark-coord9={{coord|23|58|59|N|85|20|24|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9= Hazaribagh Town |labela9 =railway station| numbered9=F| mark-title9= [[Hazaribagh Town railway station]] (F)|shape-color9=#C42222 |mark-coord10={{coord|23|59|51|N|85|21|22|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10= Sadar Hospital| numbered10=F| mark-title10= Sadar Hospital (F)|shape-color10=#C42222 |mark-coord11={{coord|24|0|52|N|85|23|38|E}} | label-pos11=left|label11=Canary Hill| numbered11=T|shape-color11= #74C365| mark-title11= Canary Hill (T) |mark-coord12={{coord|23|59|41|N|85|21|19|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Sadar Police Station| numbered12=F| mark-title12= Sadar Police Station (F)|shape-color12=#C42222 |mark-coord13={{coord|23|59|54|N|85|21|51|E}} | label-pos13=top|label13= Hazaribagh Court| numbered13=F| mark-title13= Hazaribagh Court (F)|shape-color13=#C42222 |mark-coord14={{coord|24|0|0|N|85|21|0|E}}| label-pos14=left|label14=Okni| numbered14=CT| mark-title14= [[Okni]] (CT) |shape-color14= #A40000 |mark-coord15={{coord|24|0|31|N|85|21|48|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15=Hazaribagh Jhil| numbered15=T|shape-color15= #74C365| mark-title15= Hazaribagh Jhil (T) |mark-coord16={{coord|23|59|55|N|85|22|11|E}} | label-pos16=right|label16= Police Training Centre| numbered16=F| mark-title16= Police Training Centre (F)|shape-color16=#C42222 |mark-coord17={{coord|23|59|17|N|85|21|53|E}} | label-pos17=right|label17= Curzon Ground| numbered17=F| mark-title17= Curzon Ground (F)|shape-color17=#C42222 |mark-coord18={{coord|23|59|10|N|85|21|32|E}} | label-pos18=left|label18= Mission Hospital| numbered18=F| mark-title18= Mission Hospital (F)|shape-color18=#C42222}}
===Location=== Masratu is located at {{coord|23.981389|N|85.326389|E|display=inline}}.
==Demographics== 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).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url =https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2015_PART_B_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Hazaribagh, Series 21, Part XII B| work= Page 220: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | accessdate = 22 January 2021}}</ref>
==Infrastructure== According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Hazaribagh'', Masratu covered an area of 3.75 km<sup>2</sup>. 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2015_PART_A_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf | title = District Census Handbook Hazaribagh, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Pages 651-662| publisher = Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand |accessdate = 21 January 2021}}</ref>
==Transport== [[Hazaribagh Town railway station]] on the [[Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line]] is located nearby.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/koderma-barkakana-passenger-53371/30224/1428/10614 | title= 73371 => 53371 Koderma-Barkakhana Passenger | work= Time Table |publisher= Indiarailinfo| accessdate = 23 January 2021}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Hazaribagh District}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Hazaribagh district]]
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