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About Masu Village

Masu is a small village in Bero tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 263 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835202, 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 Bero
Pincode 835202
Area (hectares) 392 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 263
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
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 Masu compares

By the 2011 count Masu is the 68th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents. Its 392 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Masu

Masu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masu 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 Madhupur, Mahru, Mahugaon and Makunda. 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 Masu

As per the Census of India 2011, Masu village had a population of 496. That makes it the 68th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents.

Masu village has 263 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masu has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Masu is 835202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masu covers 392 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Masu falls under Bero tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Masu 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 Masu.

Masu is in Bero tehsil of Ranchi 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 Masu today is likely to be higher.

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