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About Massou Village

Massou is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 82 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,256 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246285, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Massou Overview

Census 2011 figures for Massou village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246285
Area (hectares) 171.88 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 82
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,256
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Massou compares

By the 2011 count Massou is the 172nd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 171.88 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Massou

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

Massou lies about 54 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 65 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 Massou
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 9.6 km
Nearest town Pauri 40 km
District headquarters Garhwal 54 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 65 km

Villages closest to Massou

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 Massou

As per the Census of India 2011, Massou village had a population of 185. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Massou village has 82 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Massou has about 1256 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Massou is 246285. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Massou covers 171.88 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.

Massou falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Massou is Kotdwara, about 65 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 Massou.

Massou is about 54 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Massou is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 9.6 km away. Pauri is about 40 km away. Garhwal is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raniyas (under 2 km), Jandariya Malla (under 2 km) and Jandriya Talla (under 2 km).

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

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