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About Masari Village

Masari is a mid sized village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 410 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 510.39 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 410
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masari compares

By the 2011 count Masari is the 11th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 510.39 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Masari

Masari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Masari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Masari from other places

Masari lies about 34 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 74 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 Masari
Tehsil headquarters Mori 18 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 34 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 58 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 74 km

Villages closest to Masari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masari village had a population of 783. That makes it the 11th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Masari village has 410 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masari has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Masari is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masari covers 510.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Masari falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Masari is Dehradun, about 74 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Masari.

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

Masari is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 18 km away. Uttarkashi is about 34 km away. Mussoorie is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saransh (under 2 km), Wigsari (under 2 km) and Jewanu (6.0 km).

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

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