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About Masuriya Village

Masuriya is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 142 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,183 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masuriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masuriya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262533
Area (hectares) 69.39 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 142
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,183
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 Masuriya compares

By the 2011 count Masuriya is the 42nd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 69.39 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Masuriya

Masuriya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masuriya 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 Masuriya from other places

Masuriya lies about 34 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 84 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 Masuriya
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 7.4 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 34 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 34 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 84 km

Villages closest to Masuriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masuriya village had a population of 310. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Masuriya village has 142 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masuriya has about 1183 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Masuriya is 262533. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masuriya covers 69.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masuriya falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Masuriya is Kathgodam, about 84 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 Masuriya.

Masuriya is about 34 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masuriya is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 7.4 km away. Pithoragarh is about 34 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asur (under 2 km), Kotgari (under 2 km) and Dadal (under 2 km).

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

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