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About Masuri Village

Masuri is one of the larger villages in Ghaziabad tehsil, in the district of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22,934, made up of 12,108 males and 10,826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 201302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masuri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghaziabad
Tehsil Ghaziabad
Pincode 201302
Area (hectares) 540.69 hectares
Population 22,934
Male Population 12,108
Female Population 10,826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Masuri compares

By the 2011 count Masuri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,088 residents. Its 540.69 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Masuri

Masuri 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 Masuri 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masuri from other places

Masuri lies about 12 km from Ghaziabad, and the nearest railway station is Dasna, about under 2 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 Masuri
Nearest railway station Dasna under 2 km
Nearest town Dāsna 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghaziabad 12 km

Villages closest to Masuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masuri village had a population of 22,934. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,088 residents.

Masuri village has 12,108 males and 10,826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masuri has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 865.

The pincode recorded for Masuri is 201302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masuri covers 540.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Masuri falls under Ghaziabad tehsil of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Masuri is Dasna, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Masuri is about 12 km from Ghaziabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masuri is in Ghaziabad tehsil of Ghaziabad district. Dasna is about under 2 km away. Dāsna is about 3.4 km away. Ghaziabad 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 Nahal (2.7 km), Dasna Dehat (3.4 km) and Raghunath Pur (3.8 km).

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

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