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About Masdi Village

Masdi is one of the larger villages in Sultanganj tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,496, made up of 5,080 males and 4,416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 796 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masdi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sultanganj
Pincode 811211
Area (hectares) 796 hectares
Population 9,496
Male Population 5,080
Female Population 4,416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Masdi compares

By the 2011 count Masdi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 796 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Masdi

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

How far is Masdi from other places

Masdi lies about 25 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sultanganj, about under 2 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 Masdi
Nearest railway station Sultanganj under 2 km
Nearest town Sultānganj under 2 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 25 km

Villages closest to Masdi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masdi village had a population of 9,496. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Masdi village has 5,080 males and 4,416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masdi has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Masdi is 811211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masdi covers 796 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masdi falls under Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Masdi is Sultanganj, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Masdi.

Masdi is about 25 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masdi is in Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sultanganj is about under 2 km away. Sultānganj is about under 2 km away. Bhagalpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jahangira (under 2 km), Taraita (3.3 km) and Kamarganj (3.8 km).

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

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