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About Masauli Village

Masauli is a mid sized village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 444 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masauli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 261.86 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 444
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,155
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masauli compares

By the 2011 count Masauli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 261.86 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Masauli

Masauli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Masauli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Masauli from other places

Masauli lies about 78 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 38 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 Masauli
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 31 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 38 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 38 km
District headquarters Chamoli 78 km

Villages closest to Masauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masauli village had a population of 957. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Masauli village has 444 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masauli has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Masauli is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masauli covers 261.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masauli falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Masauli is Kotdwara, about 38 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Masauli.

Masauli is about 78 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masauli is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 31 km away. Kotdwara is about 38 km away. Kotdwāra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaduda (2.2 km), Gudam (2.2 km) and Sauda Mangara (2.2 km).

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

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