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About Masha Kalan Village

Masha Kalan is one of the larger villages in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,410, made up of 2,920 males and 2,490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 850.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271840, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masha Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masha Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Bhinga
Pincode 271840
Area (hectares) 850.27 hectares
Population 5,410
Male Population 2,920
Female Population 2,490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masha Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Masha Kalan is the 17th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 850.27 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Masha Kalan

Masha Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masha Kalan as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masha Kalan from other places

Masha Kalan lies about 24 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Risia, about 44 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 Masha Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Bhinga 17 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 24 km
Nearest railway station Risia 44 km

Villages closest to Masha Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhinga 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 Masha Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Masha Kalan village had a population of 5,410. That makes it the 17th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Masha Kalan village has 2,920 males and 2,490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masha Kalan has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Masha Kalan is 271840. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masha Kalan covers 850.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masha Kalan falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Masha Kalan is Risia, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Masha Kalan.

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

Masha Kalan is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Bhinga is about 17 km away. Shrawasti is about 24 km away. Risia is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagpur Lohti (1.9 km), Lohti (1.9 km) and Lakshamanpur Semrahaniya (1.9 km).

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

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