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About Masal Village

Masal is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 432 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 57.52 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 432
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Masal compares

By the 2011 count Masal is the 23rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 57.52 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Masal

Masal 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 Masal 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masal from other places

Masal lies about 13 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 2.4 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 Masal
Nearest railway station Nagrota 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 3.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 13 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 16 km

Villages closest to Masal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Masal

As per the Census of India 2011, Masal village had a population of 843. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Masal village has 432 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masal has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Masal is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masal covers 57.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masal falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Masal is Nagrota, about 2.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Masal.

Masal is about 13 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masal is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota is about 2.4 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 3.1 km away. Kangra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakban Ochh (under 2 km), Och (under 2 km) and Bhadrehr (2.1 km).

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

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