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About Masur Village

Masur is one of the larger villages in Karad tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,933, made up of 4,444 males and 4,489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1215.43 hectares hectares.

Masur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Karad
Area (hectares) 1215.43 hectares
Population 8,933
Male Population 4,444
Female Population 4,489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masur compares

By the 2011 count Masur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 1215.43 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Masur

Masur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Masur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Masur from other places

Masur lies about 36 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Masur, about 1.9 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 Masur
Nearest railway station Masur 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Karad 12 km
Nearest town Karād 12 km
District headquarters Satara 36 km

Villages closest to Masur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masur village had a population of 8,933. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Masur village has 4,444 males and 4,489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masur has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Masur covers 1215.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masur falls under Karad tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Masur is Masur, about 1.9 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 - 10 km distance for Masur.

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

Masur is in Karad tehsil of Satara district. Masur is about 1.9 km away. Karad is about 12 km away. Karād is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kival (6.1 km), Umbraj (6.5 km) and Vadgaon Umbraj (6.5 km).

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

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