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About Masahi Village

Masahi is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 313 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272163
Area (hectares) 114.31 hectares
Population 624
Male Population 313
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masahi compares

By the 2011 count Masahi is the 496th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 114.31 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Masahi

Masahi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Masahi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Marvatiya, Marvatiya Chhavani, Marvatiya Kunwer and Marwatiya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Masahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Masahi village had a population of 624. That makes it the 496th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Masahi village has 313 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masahi has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Masahi is 272163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masahi covers 114.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masahi falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Masahi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Masahi.

Masahi is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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