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About Mastura Village

Mastura is a large village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,378, made up of 1,764 males and 1,614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1200.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mastura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mastura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Bhitarwar
Pincode 475220
Area (hectares) 1200.94 hectares
Population 3,378
Male Population 1,764
Female Population 1,614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Mastura compares

By the 2011 count Mastura is the 4th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 1200.94 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Mastura

Mastura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mastura 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 Mastura from other places

Mastura lies about 49 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Renhat, about 27 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 Mastura
Tehsil headquarters Bhitarwar 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Renhat 27 km
Nearest town Dabra 32 km
District headquarters Gwalior 49 km

Villages closest to Mastura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mastura village had a population of 3,378. That makes it the 4th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Mastura village has 1,764 males and 1,614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mastura has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Mastura is 475220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mastura covers 1200.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mastura falls under Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mastura is Renhat, about 27 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 Mastura.

Mastura is about 49 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mastura is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Bhitarwar is about 8.5 km away. Renhat is about 27 km away. Dabra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahutha (2.8 km), Gadhota (3.0 km) and Sehbai (3.1 km).

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

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