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About Masarh Village

Masarh is a large village in Sabour tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,851, made up of 2,568 males and 2,283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Masarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masarh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sabour
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 4,851
Male Population 2,568
Female Population 2,283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Masarh compares

By the 2011 count Masarh is the 6th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Masarh

The census records public bus service for Masarh 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masarh from other places

Masarh lies about 13 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sabaur, about 5.5 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 Masarh
Nearest railway station Sabaur 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sabour 5.7 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 13 km
Nearest town Bhāgalpur 13 km

Villages closest to Masarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masarh village had a population of 4,851. That makes it the 6th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents.

Masarh village has 2,568 males and 2,283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masarh has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Masarh covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Masarh falls under Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Masarh is Sabaur, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Masarh.

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

Masarh is in Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sabaur is about 5.5 km away. Sabour is about 5.7 km away. Bhagalpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamlakha (under 2 km), Khaldaspur (1.7 km) and Chainchak (1.8 km).

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

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