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About Mahasasa Village

Mahasasa is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 41 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahasasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahasasa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 61.05 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 41
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahasasa compares

By the 2011 count Mahasasa is the 141st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 61.05 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Mahasasa

Mahasasa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahasasa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahasasa from other places

Mahasasa lies about 30 km from Dehradun. 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 Mahasasa
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 14 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 17 km
District headquarters Dehradun 30 km

Villages closest to Mahasasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahasasa village had a population of 85. That makes it the 141st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Mahasasa village has 41 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahasasa has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Mahasasa is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahasasa covers 61.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahasasa falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Mahasasa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Mahasasa.

Mahasasa is about 30 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahasasa is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 14 km away. Mussoorie is about 17 km away. Dehradun is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kwasa (under 2 km), Kandoi (under 2 km) and Lacchha (under 2 km).

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

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