About Maskedih Village

Maskedih is a large village in Chalkusa tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,223, made up of 2,196 males and 2,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maskedih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maskedih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Chalkusa
Pincode	825323
Area (hectares)	360 hectares
Population	4,223
Male Population	2,196
Female Population	2,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Maskedih compares

By the 2011 count Maskedih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents. Its 360 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Maskedih

Maskedih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maskedih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maskedih from other places

Maskedih lies about 53 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Dasra Halt BH, about 1.7 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 Maskedih
Nearest railway station	Dasra Halt BH	1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chalkusa	4.8 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	13 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	53 km

Villages closest to Maskedih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maskedih village had a population of 4,223. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents.

Maskedih village has 2,196 males and 2,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maskedih has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Maskedih is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maskedih covers 360 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maskedih falls under Chalkusa tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maskedih is Dasra Halt BH, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maskedih.

Maskedih is about 53 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maskedih is in Chalkusa tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Dasra Halt BH is about 1.7 km away. Chalkusa is about 4.8 km away. Barki Saria is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.