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About Masi Village

Masi is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 84 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,440 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246277, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246277
Area (hectares) 180.02 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 84
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,440
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masi compares

By the 2011 count Masi is the 160th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 180.02 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1285.

Getting to Masi

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

Masi lies about 40 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 50 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 Masi
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 15 km
Nearest town Pauri 36 km
District headquarters Garhwal 40 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 50 km

Villages closest to Masi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masi village had a population of 205. That makes it the 160th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Masi village has 84 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masi has about 1440 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Masi is 246277. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masi covers 180.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Masi falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Masi is Kotdwara, about 50 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 <5 km distance for Masi.

Masi is about 40 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masi is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 15 km away. Pauri is about 36 km away. Garhwal is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khetu (under 2 km), Ratkot (under 2 km) and Kashani (under 2 km).

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

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