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About Masuria Village

Masuria is one of the larger villages in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,851, made up of 3,566 males and 3,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 768 hectares hectares.

Masuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masuria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Banmankhi
Area (hectares) 768 hectares
Population 6,851
Male Population 3,566
Female Population 3,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Masuria compares

By the 2011 count Masuria is the 20th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 768 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Masuria

Masuria is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Masuria 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masuria from other places

Masuria lies about 23 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 7.8 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 Masuria
Nearest railway station Sarsi 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Banmankhi 13 km
District headquarters Purnia 23 km

Villages closest to Masuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masuria village had a population of 6,851. That makes it the 20th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Masuria village has 3,566 males and 3,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masuria has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Masuria covers 768 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masuria falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Masuria is Sarsi, about 7.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Masuria.

Masuria is about 23 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masuria is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Sarsi is about 7.8 km away. Banmankhi is about 13 km away. Purnia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahora (4.0 km), Burhia Dhanghatta (4.5 km) and Balua Kachhari (4.7 km).

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

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