About Mashar Village

Mashar is a large village in Chengam tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,190, made up of 1,110 males and 1,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mashar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mashar village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Chengam
Pincode	606702
Area (hectares)	447.84 hectares
Population	2,190
Male Population	1,110
Female Population	1,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 20 km distance

How Mashar compares

By the 2011 count Mashar is the 46th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 447.84 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 964.

Getting to Mashar

Mashar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mashar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 20 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mashar from other places

Mashar lies about 17 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Turinjapuram, about 9.5 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 Mashar
Nearest railway station	Turinjapuram	9.5 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chengam	25 km

Villages closest to Mashar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mashar village had a population of 2,190. That makes it the 46th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Mashar village has 1,110 males and 1,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mashar has about 973 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Mashar is 606702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mashar covers 447.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mashar falls under Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mashar is Turinjapuram, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mashar.

Mashar is about 17 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mashar is in Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Turinjapuram is about 9.5 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 17 km away. Chengam is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.