About Masuria Village

Masuria is one of the larger villages in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,289, made up of 3,270 males and 3,019 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masuria village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Pincode	854312
Area (hectares)	475.1 hectares
Population	6,289
Male Population	3,270
Female Population	3,019
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Masuria compares

By the 2011 count Masuria is the 11th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 475.1 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Masuria

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

How far is Masuria from other places

Masuria lies about 5.0 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 12 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 Masuria
District headquarters	Araria	5.0 km
Nearest town	Arāria	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	12 km

Villages closest to Masuria

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

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Common questions about Masuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Masuria village had a population of 6,289. That makes it the 11th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Masuria village has 3,270 males and 3,019 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masuria has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Masuria is 854312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masuria covers 475.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masuria falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Masuria is Araria Court, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Masuria is about 5.0 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masuria is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Araria is about 5.0 km away. Arāria is about 5.0 km away. Jokihat is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.