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About Masuri Village

Masuri is a mid sized village in Misrikh tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 351 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 261405, 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 Sitapur
Tehsil Misrikh
Pincode 261405
Area (hectares) 179.1 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 351
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Masuri compares

By the 2011 count Masuri is the 408th largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 179.1 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Masuri

Masuri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Masuri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Masuri from other places

Masuri lies about 17 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Barai Jalalpur, about 6.6 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 Barai Jalalpur 6.6 km
Nearest town Khairābād 12 km
District headquarters Sitapur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Misrikh 21 km

Villages closest to Masuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Misrikh 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 690. That makes it the 408th largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Masuri village has 351 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masuri has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 870.

The pincode recorded for Masuri is 261405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masuri covers 179.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masuri falls under Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Masuri is Barai Jalalpur, about 6.6 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 - 10 km distance for Masuri.

Masuri is about 17 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masuri is in Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district. Barai Jalalpur is about 6.6 km away. Khairābād is about 12 km away. Sitapur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhidhaura (under 2 km), Bhithora (under 2 km) and Haripalpur (2.0 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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