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About Masuria Village

Masuria is a mid sized village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,106, made up of 568 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masuria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Meherma
Pincode 813206
Area (hectares) 123.72 hectares
Population 1,106
Male Population 568
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Masuria compares

By the 2011 count Masuria is the 49th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 123.72 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Masuria

Masuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masuria 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 Masuria from other places

Masuria lies about 27 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 22 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 Masuria
Nearest railway station Ekchari 22 km
Nearest town Colgong 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Meherma 27 km
District headquarters Godda 27 km

Villages closest to Masuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masuria village had a population of 1,106. That makes it the 49th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Masuria village has 568 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masuria has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Masuria is 813206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masuria covers 123.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masuria falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Masuria is Ekchari, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Masuria.

Masuria is about 27 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masuria is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Ekchari is about 22 km away. Colgong is about 24 km away. Meherma is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamargawan (under 2 km), Doman Chak (2.4 km) and Domanchak (2.4 km).

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

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