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About Masimabad Village

Masimabad is a mid sized village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,165, made up of 608 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masimabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masimabad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721139
Area (hectares) 68.04 hectares
Population 1,165
Male Population 608
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Masimabad compares

By the 2011 count Masimabad is the 93rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 68.04 hectares work out to about 17 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 952.

Getting to Masimabad

Masimabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masimabad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mangalduari, Manglai Shyamballavpur, Manoharganj and Manur. 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 Masimabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Masimabad village had a population of 1,165. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Masimabad village has 608 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masimabad has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Masimabad is 721139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masimabad covers 68.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Masimabad falls under Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Masimabad is in Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Masimabad today is likely to be higher.

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