About Masale Village

Masale is a large village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,033, made up of 1,023 males and 1,010 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1275.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masale village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Murbad
Pincode	421401
Area (hectares)	1275.17 hectares
Population	2,033
Male Population	1,023
Female Population	1,010
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Masale compares

By the 2011 count Masale is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 1275.17 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Masale

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

Masale lies about 44 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Bhivpuri Road, about 2.3 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 Masale
Nearest railway station	Bhivpuri Road	2.3 km
Nearest town	Karjat	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murbad	31 km
District headquarters	Thane	44 km

Villages closest to Masale

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

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Common questions about Masale

As per the Census of India 2011, Masale village had a population of 2,033. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Masale village has 1,023 males and 1,010 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masale has about 987 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Masale is 421401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masale covers 1275.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Masale falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Masale is Bhivpuri Road, about 2.3 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 Masale.

Masale is about 44 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masale is in Murbad tehsil of Thane district. Bhivpuri Road is about 2.3 km away. Karjat is about 8.2 km away. Murbad is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.