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About Masalkhapa Village

Masalkhapa is a small village in Tirodi tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 160 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.02 hectares hectares.

Masalkhapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masalkhapa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Tirodi
Area (hectares) 213.02 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 160
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
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 Masalkhapa compares

By the 2011 count Masalkhapa is the 50th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents. Its 213.02 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Masalkhapa

The census records public bus service for Masalkhapa 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 Masalkhapa from other places

Masalkhapa lies about 60 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dongri Buzurg, about 5.0 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 Masalkhapa
Nearest railway station Dongri Buzurg 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirodi 12 km
Nearest town Tumsar 24 km
District headquarters Balaghat 60 km

Villages closest to Masalkhapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masalkhapa village had a population of 321. That makes it the 50th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents.

Masalkhapa village has 160 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masalkhapa has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

Masalkhapa covers 213.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Masalkhapa falls under Tirodi tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Masalkhapa is Dongri Buzurg, about 5.0 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 Masalkhapa.

Masalkhapa is about 60 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masalkhapa is in Tirodi tehsil of Balaghat district. Dongri Buzurg is about 5.0 km away. Tirodi is about 12 km away. Tumsar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahkepar (1.8 km), Kodbi (2.2 km) and Govindpur (3.3 km).

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

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