About Masgaon Village

Masgaon is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 302 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masgaon village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Raidih
Pincode	835206
Area (hectares)	557 hectares
Population	601
Male Population	302
Female Population	299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Masgaon compares

By the 2011 count Masgaon is the 45th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 557 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

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 10+ 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 Masgaon from other places

Masgaon lies about 19 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 60 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 Masgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Raidih	10 km
District headquarters	Gumla	19 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	19 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	60 km

Villages closest to Masgaon

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

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Common questions about Masgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Masgaon village had a population of 601. That makes it the 45th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Masgaon village has 302 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masgaon has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Masgaon is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masgaon covers 557 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Masgaon falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Masgaon is Lohardaga, about 60 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Masgaon.

Masgaon is about 19 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masgaon is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 10 km away. Gumla is about 19 km away. Gumlā is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.