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About Masada Village

Masada is a mid sized village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 239 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 239
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masada compares

By the 2011 count Masada is the 29th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Masada

Masada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Masada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masada from other places

Masada lies about 78 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Gorapur, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Masada
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Gorapur 18 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 44 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 78 km

Villages closest to Masada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hukumpeta tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Masada

As per the Census of India 2011, Masada village had a population of 505. That makes it the 29th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Masada village has 239 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masada has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1135.

The pincode recorded for Masada is 531077. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masada covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masada falls under Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Masada is Gorapur, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Masada.

Masada is about 78 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masada is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 9.3 km away. Gorapur is about 18 km away. Chodavaram is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pedagaruvu (under 2 km), Marela (under 2 km) and Marripalem (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Masada today is likely to be higher.

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