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About Maseth Village

Maseth is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 12 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maseth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maseth village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249131
Area (hectares) 46.73 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 12
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maseth compares

By the 2011 count Maseth is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 46.73 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Maseth

Maseth is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maseth as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Maseth from other places

Maseth lies about 7.1 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 36 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 Maseth
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 7.1 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 36 km

Villages closest to Maseth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maseth village had a population of 25. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Maseth village has 12 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maseth has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Maseth is 249131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maseth covers 46.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maseth falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Maseth is Harrawala, about 36 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maseth.

Maseth is about 7.1 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maseth is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 7.1 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 7.1 km away. Harrawala is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hadagi (under 2 km), Dobari (under 2 km) and Indar (under 2 km).

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

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