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About Masuda Village

Masuda is a small village in Pichhore tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 103 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.23 hectares hectares.

Masuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masuda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pichhore
Area (hectares) 347.23 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 103
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
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 Masuda compares

By the 2011 count Masuda is the 161st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents. Its 347.23 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Masuda

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

Masuda lies about 62 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajraha, about 22 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 Masuda
Nearest town Karera 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Pichhore 20 km
Nearest railway station Khajraha 22 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 62 km

Villages closest to Masuda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masuda village had a population of 188. That makes it the 161st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents.

Masuda village has 103 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masuda has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

Masuda covers 347.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Masuda falls under Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Masuda is Khajraha, about 22 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 Masuda.

Masuda is about 62 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masuda is in Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 19 km away. Pichhore is about 20 km away. Khajraha is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sujawani (under 2 km), Badarkha (2.4 km) and Gochoni (4.4 km).

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

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