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About Masitan Village

Masitan is one of the larger villages in Dabwali tehsil, in the district of Sirsa, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,579, made up of 2,874 males and 2,705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 125104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masitan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masitan village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Sirsa
Tehsil Dabwali
Pincode 125104
Area (hectares) 2214 hectares
Population 5,579
Male Population 2,874
Female Population 2,705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Masitan compares

By the 2011 count Masitan is the 8th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,101 residents. Its 2214 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Masitan

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

How far is Masitan from other places

Masitan lies about 49 km from Sirsa, and the nearest railway station is Birang Khera, about 8.6 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 Masitan
Tehsil headquarters Dabwali 7.2 km
Nearest town Dabwāli 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Birang Khera 8.6 km
District headquarters Sirsa 49 km

Villages closest to Masitan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masitan village had a population of 5,579. That makes it the 8th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,101 residents.

Masitan village has 2,874 males and 2,705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masitan has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Masitan is 125104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masitan covers 2214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masitan falls under Dabwali tehsil of Sirsa district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Masitan is Birang Khera, about 8.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Masitan.

Masitan is about 49 km from Sirsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masitan is in Dabwali tehsil of Sirsa district. Dabwali is about 7.2 km away. Dabwāli is about 7.2 km away. Birang Khera is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindgarh (2.4 km), Maujgarh (3.1 km) and Lakhuana (3.5 km).

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

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