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About Masua Village

Masua is a mid sized village in Barnagar tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,784, made up of 916 males and 868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.75 hectares hectares.

Masua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masua village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Barnagar
Area (hectares) 151.75 hectares
Population 1,784
Male Population 916
Female Population 868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Masua compares

By the 2011 count Masua is the 66th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents. Its 151.75 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Masua

The census records public bus service for Masua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mainamata Gaon, Mainamata Pathar, Mairajhar and Makhanabari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Masua

As per the Census of India 2011, Masua village had a population of 1,784. That makes it the 66th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents.

Masua village has 916 males and 868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masua has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Masua covers 151.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masua falls under Barnagar tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The census record for Masua notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Masua.

Masua is in Barnagar tehsil of Baksa district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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