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About Masarhi Village

Masarhi is a large village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,207, made up of 1,677 males and 1,530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares.

Masarhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masarhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Ramgarh
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 3,207
Male Population 1,677
Female Population 1,530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masarhi compares

By the 2011 count Masarhi is the 11th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Masarhi

Masarhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masarhi as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masarhi from other places

Masarhi lies about 86 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Durgauti, about 8.8 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 Masarhi
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Durgauti 8.8 km
Nearest town Zamānia 16 km
District headquarters Kaimur 86 km

Villages closest to Masarhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masarhi village had a population of 3,207. That makes it the 11th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Masarhi village has 1,677 males and 1,530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masarhi has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Masarhi covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Masarhi falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Masarhi is Durgauti, about 8.8 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 km distance for Masarhi.

Masarhi is about 86 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masarhi is in Ramgarh tehsil of Kaimur district. Ramgarh is about 6.9 km away. Durgauti is about 8.8 km away. Zamānia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gogarhi (under 2 km), Debahalia (under 2 km) and Rupanandpur (1.5 km).

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

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