About Maska Laiya Village

Maska Laiya is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,938, made up of 1,012 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maska Laiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maska Laiya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Taljhari
Pincode	816115
Area (hectares)	331 hectares
Population	1,938
Male Population	1,012
Female Population	926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
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 Maska Laiya compares

By the 2011 count Maska Laiya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Maska Laiya

Maska Laiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maska Laiya 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 Maska Laiya from other places

Maska Laiya lies about 15 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about 3.5 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 Maska Laiya
Nearest railway station	Karanpurato	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Taljhari	9.5 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	15 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	15 km

Villages closest to Maska Laiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taljhari 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 Maska Laiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Maska Laiya village had a population of 1,938. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Maska Laiya village has 1,012 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maska Laiya has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Maska Laiya is 816115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maska Laiya covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maska Laiya falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maska Laiya is Karanpurato, about 3.5 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 Maska Laiya.

Maska Laiya is about 15 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maska Laiya is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karanpurato is about 3.5 km away. Taljhari is about 9.5 km away. Sahibganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.