Masat, Hooghly

Masat is a census town and gram panchayat in Chanditala I CD Block in the Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district of West Bengal, India. It is under the Chanditala police station.It is located approximately 28 km from the district headquarters of Hooghly and 33 km from the state capital, Kolkata.GeographyMasat is located at and is a Gram panchayat in the Chanditala I community development block, Hooghly.DemographicsAs of the 2011 Census of India, Masat has a total population of 8,007, consisting of 4,033 males and 3,974 females. The population of children under 6 years old is 752. The total number of literate people in Masat is 6,286 (86.64% of the population over 6 years of age).CD Block HQThe headquarters of Chanditala I CD Block are located at Masat.Roads and TransportationRailwayBaruipara railway station is the nearest railway station on Howrah-Bardhaman chord of Kolkata Suburban Railway network. The main road is State Highway 15. It is the main road of the town and is connected to NH 19 (old number NH 2).