About Masra Village

Masra is a large village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,863, made up of 1,448 males and 1,415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 682.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731233, 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	Birbhum
Tehsil	Rampurhat I
Pincode	731233
Area (hectares)	682.66 hectares
Population	2,863
Male Population	1,448
Female Population	1,415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Masra compares

By the 2011 count Masra is the 19th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 682.66 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Masra

Masra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Masra as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masra from other places

Masra lies about 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 8.3 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 Masra
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	8.3 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rampurhat I	15 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	15 km

Villages closest to Masra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat I 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.

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Common questions about Masra

As per the Census of India 2011, Masra village had a population of 2,863. That makes it the 19th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Masra village has 1,448 males and 1,415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masra has about 977 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Masra is 731233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masra covers 682.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masra falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Masra is Mallarpur, about 8.3 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 village for Masra.

Masra is about 15 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masra is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 8.3 km away. Rampur Hat is about 12 km away. Rampurhat I is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.