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About Masina Village

Masina is a large village in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,803, made up of 1,394 males and 1,409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.93 hectares hectares.

Masina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masina village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Maunath Bhanjan
Area (hectares) 131.93 hectares
Population 2,803
Male Population 1,394
Female Population 1,409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Masina compares

By the 2011 count Masina is the 56th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 131.93 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Masina

Masina is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masina as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masina from other places

Masina lies about 14 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Ghosi, about 7.4 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 Masina
Nearest town Ghosī 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Ghosi 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Maunath Bhanjan 14 km
District headquarters Mau 14 km

Villages closest to Masina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maunath Bhanjan 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 Masina

As per the Census of India 2011, Masina village had a population of 2,803. That makes it the 56th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Masina village has 1,394 males and 1,409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masina has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Masina covers 131.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Masina falls under Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Masina is Ghosi, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Masina.

Masina is about 14 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masina is in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district. Ghosī is about 5.9 km away. Ghosi is about 7.4 km away. Maunath Bhanjan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fathepur (under 2 km), Kondra (1.7 km) and Sinhpur (2.3 km).

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

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