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About Mashna Dih Village

Mashna Dih is a small village in Raxaul tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 98 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 755 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mashna Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mashna Dih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Raxaul
Pincode 845305
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 98
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 755
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mashna Dih compares

By the 2011 count Mashna Dih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Mashna Dih

The census records public bus service for Mashna Dih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mashna Dih from other places

Mashna Dih lies about 34 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Masnadih, about 2.8 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 Mashna Dih
Nearest railway station Masnadih 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Raxaul 5.0 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 34 km

Villages closest to Mashna Dih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raxaul 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 Mashna Dih

As per the Census of India 2011, Mashna Dih village had a population of 172. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents.

Mashna Dih village has 98 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mashna Dih has about 755 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Mashna Dih is 845305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mashna Dih covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mashna Dih falls under Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mashna Dih is Masnadih, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mashna Dih.

Mashna Dih is about 34 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mashna Dih is in Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Masnadih is about 2.8 km away. Raxaul is about 5.0 km away. Purba Champaran is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harnahi (under 2 km), Sihorwa (under 2 km) and Gamhariya (1.6 km).

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

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