About Masko Village

Masko is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 351 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425 hectares hectares.

Masko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masko village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Karra
Area (hectares)	425 hectares
Population	707
Male Population	351
Female Population	356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Masko compares

By the 2011 count Masko is the 51st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 425 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Masko

Masko is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Masko as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masko from other places

Masko lies about 24 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 4.7 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 Masko
Nearest railway station	Govindpur Road	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karra	9.0 km
District headquarters	Khunti	24 km

Villages closest to Masko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masko village had a population of 707. That makes it the 51st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Masko village has 351 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masko has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Masko covers 425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Masko falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Masko is Govindpur Road, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Masko.

Masko is about 24 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masko is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 4.7 km away. Karra is about 9.0 km away. Khunti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.