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About Masma Village

Masma is a mid sized village in Udhwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,974, made up of 1,002 males and 972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Udhwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 239 hectares
Population 1,974
Male Population 1,002
Female Population 972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Masma compares

By the 2011 count Masma is the 18th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 8.3 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 982.

Getting to Masma

Masma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masma as Available within 10+ 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Maheshbathan Arazi, Mangatpur, Manglanandpur and Mansachandi. 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 Masma

As per the Census of India 2011, Masma village had a population of 1,974. That makes it the 18th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents.

Masma village has 1,002 males and 972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masma has about 970 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Masma is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masma covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masma falls under Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Masma notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Masma.

Masma is in Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj 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 Masma today is likely to be higher.

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