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About Masra Village

Masra is a mid sized village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,048, made up of 502 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722134
Area (hectares) 389.55 hectares
Population 1,048
Male Population 502
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masra compares

By the 2011 count Masra is the 54th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 389.55 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Masra

Masra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masra as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Mandaldiha, Mandankuli, Manhara and Manipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Masra

As per the Census of India 2011, Masra village had a population of 1,048. That makes it the 54th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Masra village has 502 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masra has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Masra is 722134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masra covers 389.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masra falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Masra notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Masra.

Masra is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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