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About Masila Village

Masila is a mid sized village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,253, made up of 641 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masila village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Khandaghosh
Pincode 713142
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 1,253
Male Population 641
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masila compares

By the 2011 count Masila is the 52nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Masila

Masila is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Masila as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kulchaura, Kule, Kumirkola and Lodna. 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 Masila

As per the Census of India 2011, Masila village had a population of 1,253. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Masila village has 641 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masila has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Masila is 713142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masila covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masila falls under Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Masila 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 village for Masila.

Masila is in Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Masila today is likely to be higher.

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