About Masaha Village

Masaha is a large village in Chiraia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,753, made up of 1,494 males and 1,259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares.

Masaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Chiraia
Area (hectares)	335 hectares
Population	2,753
Male Population	1,494
Female Population	1,259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	843
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Masaha compares

By the 2011 count Masaha is the 30th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,751 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Masaha

Masaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Masaha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masaha from other places

Masaha lies about 25 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chauradano, about 6.2 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 Masaha
Nearest railway station	Chauradano	6.2 km
Nearest town	Mothīhāri	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chiraia	25 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	25 km

Villages closest to Masaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masaha village had a population of 2,753. That makes it the 30th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,751 residents.

Masaha village has 1,494 males and 1,259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masaha has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Masaha covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masaha falls under Chiraia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Masaha is Chauradano, about 6.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Masaha.

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

Masaha is in Chiraia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Chauradano is about 6.2 km away. Mothīhāri is about 20 km away. Chiraia is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.