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About Masarh Nisf Village

Masarh Nisf is a mid sized village in Modanganj tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,970, made up of 1,003 males and 967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares.

Masarh Nisf Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masarh Nisf village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Modanganj
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 1,970
Male Population 1,003
Female Population 967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masarh Nisf compares

By the 2011 count Masarh Nisf is the 19th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 145 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, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Masarh Nisf

Masarh Nisf is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Masarh Nisf as Available within 5 - 10 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 Masarh Nisf from other places

Masarh Nisf lies about 20 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ekangarsarai, about 10 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 Nisf
Nearest railway station Ekangarsarai 10 km
Nearest town Hilsa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Modanganj 20 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 20 km

Villages closest to Masarh Nisf

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masarh Nisf village had a population of 1,970. That makes it the 19th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Masarh Nisf village has 1,003 males and 967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masarh Nisf has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Masarh Nisf covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masarh Nisf falls under Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Masarh Nisf is Ekangarsarai, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Masarh Nisf.

Masarh Nisf is about 20 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masarh Nisf is in Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ekangarsarai is about 10 km away. Hilsa is about 12 km away. Modanganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masarh Jagirdari (under 2 km), Sikandarpur Masarh (under 2 km) and Jaitipur Kurwa (2.5 km).

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

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