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About Masuda Village

Masuda is a large village in Kaler tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,109, made up of 1,058 males and 1,051 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares.

Masuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masuda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kaler
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 2,109
Male Population 1,058
Female Population 1,051
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masuda compares

By the 2011 count Masuda is the 23rd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Masuda

Masuda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masuda as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Masuda from other places

Masuda lies about 13 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Charpokhari Halt, about 22 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 Masuda
Tehsil headquarters Kaler 8.8 km
District headquarters Arwal 13 km
Nearest railway station Charpokhari Halt 22 km

Villages closest to Masuda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masuda village had a population of 2,109. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Masuda village has 1,058 males and 1,051 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masuda has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Masuda covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masuda falls under Kaler tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Masuda is Charpokhari Halt, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Masuda.

Masuda is about 13 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masuda is in Kaler tehsil of Arwal district. Kaler is about 8.8 km away. Arwal is about 13 km away. Charpokhari Halt is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakri (under 2 km), Niranjanpur (under 2 km) and Khushdihra (1.7 km).

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

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