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About Masog Village

Masog is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 171 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 67.91 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 171
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masog compares

By the 2011 count Masog is the 77th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 67.91 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Masog

Masog is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masog 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masog from other places

Masog lies about 60 km from Mandi. 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 Masog
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 23 km
Nearest town Shimla 42 km
District headquarters Mandi 60 km

Villages closest to Masog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masog village had a population of 346. That makes it the 77th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Masog village has 171 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masog has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Masog is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masog covers 67.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masog falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Masog notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Masog.

Masog is about 60 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masog is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 23 km away. Shimla is about 42 km away. Mandi is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Sorshan (3.9 km), Galshandi (3.9 km) and Shanahar (3.9 km).

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

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