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About Masamari Village

Masamari is a large village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,297, made up of 1,655 males and 1,642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masamari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masamari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743351
Area (hectares) 199.96 hectares
Population 3,297
Male Population 1,655
Female Population 1,642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Masamari compares

By the 2011 count Masamari is the 17th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 199.96 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Masamari

The census records public bus service for Masamari 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masamari from other places

Masamari lies about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Masamari
Tehsil headquarters Kulpi under 2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Masamari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masamari village had a population of 3,297. That makes it the 17th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Masamari village has 1,655 males and 1,642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masamari has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Masamari is 743351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masamari covers 199.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Masamari falls under Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Masamari notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Masamari.

Masamari is about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masamari is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kulpi is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 13 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhal Chapakuri (under 2 km), Kulpi (under 2 km) and Chak Dhanumandal (under 2 km).

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

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