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About Masahi Village

Masahi is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,369, made up of 721 males and 648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Pincode 845453
Area (hectares) 212.22 hectares
Population 1,369
Male Population 721
Female Population 648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Masahi compares

By the 2011 count Masahi is the 45th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 212.22 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Masahi

Masahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Masahi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masahi from other places

Masahi lies about 25 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Amolwa, about 2.6 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 Masahi
Nearest railway station Amolwa 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 5.9 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 12 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 25 km

Villages closest to Masahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masahi village had a population of 1,369. That makes it the 45th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Masahi village has 721 males and 648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masahi has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Masahi is 845453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masahi covers 212.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masahi falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Masahi is Amolwa, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Masahi.

Masahi is about 25 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masahi is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Amolwa is about 2.6 km away. Gaunaha is about 5.9 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majharia (under 2 km), Rajpur (under 2 km) and Amolwa (under 2 km).

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

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