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About Masaha Village

Masaha is a large village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,661, made up of 1,360 males and 1,301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares.

Masaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 2,661
Male Population 1,360
Female Population 1,301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Masaha compares

By the 2011 count Masaha is the 30th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Masaha

The census records public bus service for Masaha as Available within <5 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 <5 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 22 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Paterhi, about 2.5 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 Paterhi 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 9.3 km
District headquarters Saran 22 km

Villages closest to Masaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masaha village had a population of 2,661. That makes it the 30th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Masaha village has 1,360 males and 1,301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masaha has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Masaha covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Masaha falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Masaha is Paterhi, about 2.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Masaha.

Masaha is about 22 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masaha is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Paterhi is about 2.5 km away. Marhaura is about 9.3 km away. Saran is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jawania (under 2 km), Bahuara Patti (2.2 km) and Mahammadpur (2.5 km).

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

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