About Masuria Village

Masuria is a mid sized village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 372 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masuria village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Manatu
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	228.44 hectares
Population	734
Male Population	372
Female Population	362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Masuria compares

By the 2011 count Masuria is the 22nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 228.44 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Masuria

Masuria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Masuria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 160 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 45 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
Tehsil headquarters	Manatu	33 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	42 km
Nearest railway station	Kajri	45 km
District headquarters	Palamu	160 km

Villages closest to Masuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masuria village had a population of 734. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Masuria village has 372 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masuria has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Masuria is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masuria covers 228.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masuria falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Masuria is Kajri, about 45 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Masuria.

Masuria is about 160 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masuria is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 33 km away. Chatrā is about 42 km away. Kajri is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.