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About Mastari Village

Mastari is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 131 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mastari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mastari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 94.39 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 131
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
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 Mastari compares

By the 2011 count Mastari is the 78th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 94.39 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Mastari

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

Mastari lies about 2.8 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 61 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 Mastari
District headquarters Uttarkashi 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 18 km
Nearest town Tehri 36 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 61 km

Villages closest to Mastari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mastari village had a population of 268. That makes it the 78th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Mastari village has 131 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mastari has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Mastari is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mastari covers 94.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mastari falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mastari is Dehradun, about 61 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 Mastari.

Mastari is about 2.8 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mastari is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 2.8 km away. Bhatwari is about 18 km away. Tehri 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 Sarag (under 2 km), Dovalga Thalan (under 2 km) and Thalan (under 2 km).

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

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