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About Masgawan Village

Masgawan is a mid sized village in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 496 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masgawan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Maudaha
Pincode 210507
Area (hectares) 589.18 hectares
Population 964
Male Population 496
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Masgawan compares

By the 2011 count Masgawan is the 101st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 589.18 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Masgawan

The census records public bus service for Masgawan 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 Masgawan from other places

Masgawan lies about 23 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 31 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 Masgawan
Nearest town Mandi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Maudaha 23 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 23 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 31 km

Villages closest to Masgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masgawan village had a population of 964. That makes it the 101st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Masgawan village has 496 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masgawan has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 859.

The pincode recorded for Masgawan is 210507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masgawan covers 589.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Masgawan falls under Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Masgawan is Joginder Nagar, about 31 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 Masgawan.

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

Masgawan is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 16 km away. Maudaha is about 23 km away. Hamirpur 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 Husaina (3.3 km), Sirsai (3.3 km) and Bihuni Kalan (3.5 km).

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

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