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About Masod Village

Masod is a mid sized village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 308 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.88 hectares hectares.

Masod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masod village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 381.88 hectares
Population 593
Male Population 308
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masod compares

By the 2011 count Masod is the 165th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 381.88 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Masod

Masod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Masod as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Masod from other places

Masod lies about 35 km from Betul. 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 Masod
Tehsil headquarters Bhainsdehi 6.0 km
District headquarters Betul 35 km
Nearest town Betūl 35 km

Villages closest to Masod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masod village had a population of 593. That makes it the 165th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Masod village has 308 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masod has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Masod covers 381.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Masod falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Masod notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Masod.

Masod is about 35 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masod is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Bhainsdehi is about 6.0 km away. Betul is about 35 km away. Betūl is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borgaon (1.8 km), Raksi (2.2 km) and Goregaon (3.0 km).

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

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