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About Paschim Masuria Village

Paschim Masuria is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,353, made up of 700 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721458, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Masuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Masuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721458
Area (hectares) 113.23 hectares
Population 1,353
Male Population 700
Female Population 653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paschim Masuria compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Masuria is the 57th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 113.23 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Paschim Masuria

Paschim Masuria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paschim Masuria as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Paschim Masuria from other places

Paschim Masuria lies about 21 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahisadal, about under 2 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 Paschim Masuria
Nearest railway station Mahisadal under 2 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur I 21 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 21 km

Villages closest to Paschim Masuria

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

Common questions about Paschim Masuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Masuria village had a population of 1,353. That makes it the 57th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Paschim Masuria village has 700 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Masuria has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Masuria is 721458. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Masuria covers 113.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paschim Masuria falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paschim Masuria is Mahisadal, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paschim Masuria.

Paschim Masuria is about 21 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paschim Masuria is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mahisadal is about under 2 km away. Monoharpur is about 9.7 km away. Bhagawanpur I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purbba Masuria (under 2 km), Gopalpur (3.3 km) and Durgapur (8.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Paschim Masuria today is likely to be higher.

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