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About Masatthu Village

Masatthu is a large village in Barh tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,544, made up of 2,386 males and 2,158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 877 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masatthu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masatthu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Barh
Pincode 803214
Area (hectares) 877 hectares
Population 4,544
Male Population 2,386
Female Population 2,158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masatthu compares

By the 2011 count Masatthu is the 10th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents. Its 877 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Masatthu

Masatthu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Masatthu as Available within village. 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 Masatthu from other places

Masatthu lies about 60 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Achuara Halt, about 8.0 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 Masatthu
Nearest railway station Achuara Halt 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Barh 11 km
Nearest town Bārh 11 km
District headquarters Patna 60 km

Villages closest to Masatthu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masatthu village had a population of 4,544. That makes it the 10th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents.

Masatthu village has 2,386 males and 2,158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masatthu has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

The pincode recorded for Masatthu is 803214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masatthu covers 877 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masatthu falls under Barh tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Masatthu is Achuara Halt, about 8.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Masatthu.

Masatthu is about 60 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masatthu is in Barh tehsil of Patna district. Achuara Halt is about 8.0 km away. Barh is about 11 km away. Bārh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ekdanga (2.2 km), Itawa (3.8 km) and Dumaria (4.2 km).

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

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