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About Masuria Village

Masuria is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 271 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712123
Area (hectares) 104.94 hectares
Population 530
Male Population 271
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Masuria compares

By the 2011 count Masuria is the 182nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 104.94 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Masuria

Masuria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Masuria as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Makhalpur, Mallikpur, Mandara and Manikpur. 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 Masuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Masuria village had a population of 530. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Masuria village has 271 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masuria has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

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

Masuria covers 104.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masuria falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Masuria notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Masuria.

Masuria is in Dhaniakhali 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 Masuria today is likely to be higher.

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