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About Maskan Village

Maskan is a village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The village covers 36 hectares hectares.

Maskan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maskan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Belhar
Area (hectares) 36 hectares

How far is Maskan from other places

Maskan lies about 60 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Dadpur, about 1.9 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 Maskan
Nearest railway station Dadpur 1.9 km
Nearest town Jhajha 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Belhar 28 km
District headquarters Banka 60 km

Villages closest to Maskan

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

Maskan covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census.

Maskan falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maskan is Dadpur, about 1.9 km away in a straight line.

Maskan is about 60 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maskan is in Belhar tehsil of Banka district. Dadpur is about 1.9 km away. Jhajha is about 8.1 km away. Belhar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola Tardih (1.8 km), Hathia (6.9 km) and Tola Suraj Karra (9.2 km).

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

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