About Masuria Village

Masuria is a mid sized village in Pipra tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,414, made up of 682 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824119, 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	Pipra
Pincode	824119
Area (hectares)	51 hectares
Population	1,414
Male Population	682
Female Population	732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,073
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Masuria compares

By the 2011 count Masuria is the 6th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 583 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Masuria

Masuria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Masuria 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 5 - 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	Pipra	28 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 Pipra 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 1,414. That makes it the 6th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 583 residents.

Masuria village has 682 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masuria has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Masuria is 824119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masuria covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Masuria falls under Pipra 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance 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 Pipra tehsil of Palamu district. Pipra is about 28 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.