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About Mashapar Village

Mashapar is a small village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 103 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mashapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mashapar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 273403
Area (hectares) 38.1 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 103
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Mashapar compares

By the 2011 count Mashapar is the 373rd largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 38.1 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Mashapar

Mashapar 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 Mashapar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mashapar from other places

Mashapar lies about 24 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusmhi, about 20 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 Mashapar
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Kusmhi 20 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 24 km

Villages closest to Mashapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mashapar village had a population of 189. That makes it the 373rd largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Mashapar village has 103 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mashapar has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Mashapar is 273403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mashapar covers 38.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mashapar falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mashapar is Kusmhi, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Mashapar.

Mashapar is about 24 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mashapar is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 3.0 km away. Kusmhi is about 20 km away. Gorakhpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuapar (under 2 km), Jari (under 2 km) and Lalpur (under 2 km).

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

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