Dehradun Food Guide: Taste the Magic of Mountain Flavors
Kafuli, chainsoo and phaanu are the Garhwali dishes Dehradun is built on, alongside the momos and chaat the hill town is better known for.
- 04 Aug 25
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Masak is a mid sized village in Tyuni tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 894, made up of 538 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 662 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Dehradun |
| Tehsil | Tyuni |
| Pincode | 248123 |
| Area (hectares) | 483.25 hectares |
| Population | 894 |
| Male Population | 538 |
| Female Population | 356 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 662 |
| 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 |
By the 2011 count Masak is the 6th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 414 residents. Its 483.25 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.
Masak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Masak 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. The nearest villages by name are Kunaun, Kunwa, Maindrath and Malta Range. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.
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.
As per the Census of India 2011, Masak village had a population of 894. That makes it the 6th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 414 residents.
Masak village has 538 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.
Working from the 2011 counts, Masak has about 662 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.
The pincode recorded for Masak is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.
Masak covers 483.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.
Masak falls under Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.
The census record for Masak 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 Masak.
Masak is in Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.
No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Masak today is likely to be higher.
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