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About Masia Village

Masia is a large village in Baduria tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,971, made up of 1,519 males and 1,452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baduria
Pincode 743401
Area (hectares) 197.88 hectares
Population 2,971
Male Population 1,519
Female Population 1,452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masia compares

By the 2011 count Masia is the 42nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents. Its 197.88 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Masia

Masia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Masia 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Magurati Shrirampur, Mahespur, Maleapur and Mamudpur. 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 Masia

As per the Census of India 2011, Masia village had a population of 2,971. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents.

Masia village has 1,519 males and 1,452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masia has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Masia is 743401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masia covers 197.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Masia falls under Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Masia notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Masia.

Masia is in Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Masia today is likely to be higher.

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