About Masimpur Village

Masimpur is one of the larger villages in Kaliachak I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,279, made up of 4,787 males and 4,492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masimpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masimpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Kaliachak I
Pincode	732206
Area (hectares)	53.37 hectares
Population	9,279
Male Population	4,787
Female Population	4,492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Masimpur compares

By the 2011 count Masimpur is the 11th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents. Its 53.37 hectares work out to about 174 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Masimpur

Masimpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Masimpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masimpur from other places

Masimpur lies about 22 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about 3.0 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 Masimpur
Nearest railway station	Malahar	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kaliachak I	22 km
District headquarters	Maldah	22 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	28 km

Villages closest to Masimpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaliachak 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 Masimpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Masimpur village had a population of 9,279. That makes it the 11th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents.

Masimpur village has 4,787 males and 4,492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masimpur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Masimpur is 732206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masimpur covers 53.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 174 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Masimpur falls under Kaliachak I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Masimpur is Malahar, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Masimpur.

Masimpur is about 22 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masimpur is in Kaliachak I tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about 3.0 km away. Kaliachak I is about 22 km away. Maldah is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.