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About Masanya Village

Masanya is a mid sized village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 437 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1066.06 hectares hectares.

Masanya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masanya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 1066.06 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 437
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masanya compares

By the 2011 count Masanya is the 133rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 1066.06 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Masanya

Masanya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masanya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masanya from other places

Masanya lies about 61 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 35 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 Masanya
Nearest town Barwāni 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 17 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 35 km
District headquarters Dhar 61 km

Villages closest to Masanya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masanya village had a population of 883. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Masanya village has 437 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masanya has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Masanya covers 1066.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Masanya falls under Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Masanya is Hathi gate station, about 35 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Masanya.

Masanya is about 61 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masanya is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Barwāni is about 15 km away. Kukshi is about 17 km away. Hathi gate station 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 Sulgaon (2.5 km), Bedwalya (2.7 km) and Limbol (2.8 km).

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

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