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About Masra Village

Masra is a mid sized village in Baharagora tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 367 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares.

Masra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Baharagora
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 367
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masra compares

By the 2011 count Masra is the 58th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 421 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Masra

Masra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masra as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Manglashasan Dharkuli, Mangrosol, Mankhanda and Manushmuriya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Masra

As per the Census of India 2011, Masra village had a population of 704. That makes it the 58th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 421 residents.

Masra village has 367 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masra has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Masra covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masra falls under Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Masra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Masra is in Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Masra today is likely to be higher.

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