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About Masala Village

Masala is a mid sized village in Ramtek tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 455 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.31 hectares hectares.

Masala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Ramtek
Area (hectares) 387.31 hectares
Population 890
Male Population 455
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masala compares

By the 2011 count Masala is the 42nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 387.31 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Masala

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

Masala lies about 40 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Tharsa, about 9.6 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 Masala
Nearest railway station Tharsa 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramtek 10 km
Nearest town Rāmtek 10 km
District headquarters Nagpur 40 km

Villages closest to Masala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masala village had a population of 890. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Masala village has 455 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masala has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Masala covers 387.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masala falls under Ramtek tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Masala is Tharsa, about 9.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Masala.

Masala is about 40 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masala is in Ramtek tehsil of Nagpur district. Tharsa is about 9.6 km away. Ramtek is about 10 km away. Rāmtek is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadegaon (under 2 km), Kachurwahi (2.5 km) and Chokhala (2.6 km).

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

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