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About Masod Village

Masod is a large village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,470, made up of 1,781 males and 1,689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1907.37 hectares hectares.

Masod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masod village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 1907.37 hectares
Population 3,470
Male Population 1,781
Female Population 1,689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Masod compares

By the 2011 count Masod is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 1907.37 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 999.

Getting to Masod

Masod is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Masod as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masod from other places

Masod lies about 40 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Benoda, about 18 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 Masod
Nearest railway station Benoda 18 km
Nearest town Shendurjana 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 24 km
District headquarters Betul 40 km

Villages closest to Masod

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Multai 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 3,470. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Masod village has 1,781 males and 1,689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masod has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Masod covers 1907.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Masod is Benoda, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Masod.

Masod is about 40 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 Multai tehsil of Betul district. Benoda is about 18 km away. Shendurjana is about 19 km away. Multai 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 Saikheda Khurd (3.4 km), Hiwarkhed (4.0 km) and Sanwagi (4.2 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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