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About Masaundha Village

Masaundha is a small village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 138 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masaundha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masaundha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Pincode 824125
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 138
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masaundha compares

By the 2011 count Masaundha is the 194th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Masaundha

Masaundha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masaundha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masaundha from other places

Masaundha lies about 30 km from Aurangabad. 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 Masaundha
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 3.4 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 30 km

Villages closest to Masaundha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masaundha village had a population of 265. That makes it the 194th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Masaundha village has 138 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masaundha has about 920 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 Masaundha is 824125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masaundha covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masaundha falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The census record for Masaundha notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Masaundha.

Masaundha is about 30 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masaundha is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Rafiganj is about 3.4 km away. Aurangabad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mai (under 2 km), Maikhurd (under 2 km) and Mobarakpur (1.5 km).

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

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