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About Masu Village

Masu is a mid sized village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 619 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835103
Area (hectares) 157.18 hectares
Population 1,233
Male Population 619
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Masu compares

By the 2011 count Masu is the 33rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 157.18 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Masu

The census records public bus service for Masu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masu from other places

Masu lies about 16 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tatisilwai Junction, about 3.1 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 Masu
Nearest railway station Tatisilwai Junction 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Angara 6.0 km
District headquarters Ranchi 16 km

Villages closest to Masu

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

Common questions about Masu

As per the Census of India 2011, Masu village had a population of 1,233. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Masu village has 619 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masu has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Masu is 835103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masu covers 157.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masu falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Masu is Tatisilwai Junction, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Masu is about 16 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masu is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Tatisilwai Junction is about 3.1 km away. Angara is about 6.0 km away. Ranchi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamuari (under 2 km), Hesal (under 2 km) and Tati (2.4 km).

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

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