About Masumganj Village

Masumganj is a small village in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 140 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.66 hectares hectares.

Masumganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masumganj village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Dharhara
Area (hectares)	107.66 hectares
Population	275
Male Population	140
Female Population	135
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 Masumganj compares

By the 2011 count Masumganj is the 69th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 107.66 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Masumganj

Masumganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Masumganj 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 Masumganj from other places

Masumganj lies about 10 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Jamalpur Junction, about 3.3 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
Nearest town	Jamālpur	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Jamalpur Junction	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharhara	9.7 km
District headquarters	Munger	10 km

Villages closest to Masumganj

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

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Common questions about Masumganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Masumganj village had a population of 275. That makes it the 69th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Masumganj village has 140 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masumganj has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 881.

Masumganj covers 107.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masumganj falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Masumganj is Jamalpur Junction, about 3.3 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 Masumganj.

Masumganj is about 10 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 Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Jamālpur is about 3.0 km away. Jamalpur Junction is about 3.3 km away. Dharhara is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.