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About Masgaon Village

Masgaon is a large village in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,312, made up of 1,768 males and 1,544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 976.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masgaon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Maudaha
Pincode 210506
Area (hectares) 976.8 hectares
Population 3,312
Male Population 1,768
Female Population 1,544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masgaon compares

By the 2011 count Masgaon is the 28th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 976.8 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Masgaon

Masgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Masgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lodipur Rath, Madarpur, Mahcha and Mahera. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Masgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Masgaon village had a population of 3,312. That makes it the 28th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Masgaon village has 1,768 males and 1,544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masgaon has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 859.

The pincode recorded for Masgaon is 210506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masgaon covers 976.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Masgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Masgaon.

Masgaon is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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