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About Massa Village

Massa is a large village in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,361, made up of 2,259 males and 2,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2440.16 hectares hectares.

Massa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Massa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Kalamb
Area (hectares) 2440.16 hectares
Population 4,361
Male Population 2,259
Female Population 2,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Massa compares

By the 2011 count Massa is the 7th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents. Its 2440.16 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Massa

Massa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Massa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Massa from other places

Massa lies about 36 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Kalamb Road, 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 Massa
Tehsil headquarters Kalamb 13 km
Nearest town Kallam 13 km
Nearest railway station Kalamb Road 18 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 36 km

Villages closest to Massa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Massa village had a population of 4,361. That makes it the 7th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents.

Massa village has 2,259 males and 2,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Massa has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Massa covers 2440.16 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.

Massa falls under Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Massa is Kalamb Road, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Massa.

Massa is about 36 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Massa is in Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district. Kalamb is about 13 km away. Kallam is about 13 km away. Kalamb Road is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanherwadi (3.1 km), Partapur (5.2 km) and Andora (5.4 km).

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

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