About Masia Village

Masia is a mid sized village in Bind tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,857, made up of 891 males and 966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares.

Masia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Bind
Area (hectares)	271 hectares
Population	1,857
Male Population	891
Female Population	966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,084
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Masia compares

By the 2011 count Masia is the 11th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Masia

Masia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Masia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Masia from other places

Masia lies about 22 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sohsarai, about 9.9 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 Masia
Tehsil headquarters	Bind	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Sohsarai	9.9 km
Nearest town	Bar Bigha	11 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	22 km

Villages closest to Masia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masia village had a population of 1,857. That makes it the 11th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Masia village has 891 males and 966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masia has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Masia covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masia falls under Bind tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Masia is Sohsarai, about 9.9 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 village for Masia.

Masia is about 22 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masia is in Bind tehsil of Nalanda district. Bind is about 7.6 km away. Sohsarai is about 9.9 km away. Bar Bigha is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.