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About Masan Gaon Village

Masan Gaon is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 52 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masan Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masan Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246148
Area (hectares) 20.91 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 52
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masan Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Masan Gaon is the 326th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 20.91 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Masan Gaon

Masan Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masan Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Masan Gaon from other places

Masan Gaon lies about 69 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 74 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 Masan Gaon
Nearest town Srīnagar 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 30 km
District headquarters Garhwal 69 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 74 km

Villages closest to Masan Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauri 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 Masan Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Masan Gaon village had a population of 99. That makes it the 326th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Masan Gaon village has 52 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masan Gaon has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Masan Gaon is 246148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masan Gaon covers 20.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masan Gaon falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Masan Gaon is Rishikesh, about 74 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Masan Gaon.

Masan Gaon is about 69 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masan Gaon is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 25 km away. Pauri is about 30 km away. Garhwal is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhasan Gaon (under 2 km), Alasu (2.7 km) and Dhunari Bagh (2.9 km).

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

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