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About Mastgarh Village

Mastgarh is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 449 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mastgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mastgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140301
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 836
Male Population 449
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mastgarh compares

By the 2011 count Mastgarh is the 75th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Mastgarh

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

Mastgarh lies about 12 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chandigarh Railway Station, about 12 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 Mastgarh
Nearest town Naya Gaon 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 10 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 12 km
Nearest railway station Chandigarh Railway Station 12 km

Villages closest to Mastgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mastgarh village had a population of 836. That makes it the 75th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Mastgarh village has 449 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mastgarh has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Mastgarh is 140301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mastgarh covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mastgarh falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mastgarh is Chandigarh Railway Station, about 12 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 village for Mastgarh.

Mastgarh is about 12 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mastgarh is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Naya Gaon is about 4.8 km away. Kharar is about 10 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 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 Dhanauran (under 2 km), Mullanpur Garib Dass (1.7 km) and Sangriwala (1.8 km).

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

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