About Masaun Village

Masaun is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 117 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masaun village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Chaubattakhal
Pincode	246162
Area (hectares)	76.66 hectares
Population	253
Male Population	117
Female Population	136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,162
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Masaun compares

By the 2011 count Masaun is the 41st largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 76.66 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Masaun

Masaun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Masaun as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Masaun from other places

Masaun lies about 36 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 47 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 Masaun
Tehsil headquarters	Chaubattakhal	11 km
Nearest town	Pauri	14 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	36 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	47 km

Villages closest to Masaun

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

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Common questions about Masaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Masaun village had a population of 253. That makes it the 41st largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Masaun village has 117 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masaun has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Masaun is 246162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masaun covers 76.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masaun falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Masaun is Kotdwara, about 47 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Masaun.

Masaun is about 36 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masaun is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 11 km away. Pauri is about 14 km away. Garhwal is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.