About Masekera Village

Masekera is a small village in Pakar Tanr tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 107 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masekera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masekera village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Pakar Tanr
Pincode	835228
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	210
Male Population	107
Female Population	103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Masekera compares

By the 2011 count Masekera is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Masekera

Masekera is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Masekera 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masekera from other places

Masekera lies about 18 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 52 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 Masekera
Tehsil headquarters	Pakar Tanr	9.5 km
District headquarters	Simdega	18 km
Nearest railway station	Biramitrapur	52 km

Villages closest to Masekera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakar Tanr 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 Masekera

As per the Census of India 2011, Masekera village had a population of 210. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Masekera village has 107 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masekera has about 963 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Masekera is 835228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masekera covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Masekera falls under Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Masekera is Biramitrapur, about 52 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Masekera.

Masekera is about 18 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masekera is in Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district. Pakar Tanr is about 9.5 km away. Simdega is about 18 km away. Biramitrapur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.