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About Masumganj Village

Masumganj is a mid sized village in Asarganj tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,517, made up of 814 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9 hectares hectares.

Masumganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masumganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Asarganj
Area (hectares) 9 hectares
Population 1,517
Male Population 814
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Masumganj compares

By the 2011 count Masumganj is the 14th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 9 hectares work out to about 169 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 873.

Getting to Masumganj

Masumganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Masumganj as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Masumganj from other places

Masumganj lies about 32 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 7.1 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 Masumganj
Tehsil headquarters Asarganj 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 7.1 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 7.5 km
District headquarters Munger 32 km

Villages closest to Masumganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masumganj village had a population of 1,517. That makes it the 14th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Masumganj village has 814 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masumganj has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Masumganj covers 9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 169 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Masumganj falls under Asarganj tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Masumganj is Kamarganj, about 7.1 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 village for Masumganj.

Masumganj is about 32 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masumganj is in Asarganj tehsil of Munger district. Asarganj is about 3.5 km away. Kamarganj is about 7.1 km away. Sultānganj is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korian (under 2 km), Kamrain (under 2 km) and Kamrainarazi (under 2 km).

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

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