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About Masara Village

Masara is a large village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,268, made up of 1,159 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712123
Area (hectares) 284.3 hectares
Population 2,268
Male Population 1,159
Female Population 1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Masara compares

By the 2011 count Masara is the 24th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 284.3 hectares work out to about 8.0 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 964.

Getting to Masara

Masara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Masara 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kuliapara, Mahipalpur, Maijdia and Malancha. 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 Masara

As per the Census of India 2011, Masara village had a population of 2,268. That makes it the 24th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Masara village has 1,159 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masara has about 957 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Masara is 712123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masara covers 284.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masara falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Masara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Masara.

Masara is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli 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 Masara today is likely to be higher.

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