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About Masgaria Village

Masgaria is a small village in Purbasthali I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 132 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masgaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masgaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Purbasthali I
Pincode 713515
Area (hectares) 80.71 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 132
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Masgaria compares

By the 2011 count Masgaria is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents. Its 80.71 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Masgaria

Masgaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masgaria 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Malatipur, Malgaria, Mandra and Manganpur. 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 Masgaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Masgaria village had a population of 249. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents.

Masgaria village has 132 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masgaria has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Masgaria is 713515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masgaria covers 80.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masgaria falls under Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Masgaria notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Masgaria.

Masgaria is in Purbasthali I 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 Masgaria today is likely to be higher.

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