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Masar

Bagwalipokhar mandal
Pincode 263645
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Masar observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temples near Masar

  • Bandeo Temple · 4.7 km
  • Bandeo Temple, Dwarahat · 4.7 km
  • Kacheri group of temples · 4.8 km

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LGD code
52763
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population
151
Households
38
Literacy rate
70.9%
Sex ratio
841 ♀/1000♂
Workers
56
Distance to district centre
1 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Dehradun
151 km
Distance to Delhi
251 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 50 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Kafra Governnment Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Masar compares

By population, Masar ranks #31 of 53 villages in Bagwalipokhar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
70.9%
+3.2% vs mandal average
Masar
70.9%
Bagwalipokhar mandal
67.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
841
−446 vs mandal average
Masar
841
Bagwalipokhar mandal
1,287
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
Masar
4.0
Bagwalipokhar mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Masar at a glance

Masar is a village of 151 people in 38 households (Census 2011) in Bagwalipokhar tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 31st-largest of 53 villages in Bagwalipokhar tehsil. Literacy is 71%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 841 women per 1,000 men. It lies 1 km from the Almora district centre, 2 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 50 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263645, served by Ranikhet Kutchery post office; the LGD village code is 52763. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kafra Governnment Hospital, 2 km away. The population is estimated at 178 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Masar

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Masar · this village15171%
Basar · Almora53666%0 km N
Bhakar · Almora15877%0 km N
Bhalar · Almora00 km N
Amadau · Dhari16867%0 km N
Talar · Almora63472%0 km N
Nausar · Bagwalipokhar28063%0 km N

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Key facts — Masar

LGD code
52763
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population (Census 2011)
151
Population (projected 2026)
178
Households
38
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
841
Literacy rate
70.9%
Coordinates
29.73602°N, 79.44965°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dwarahat
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Block / Mandal
Bagwalipokhar
Getting there

How to reach Masar

Mandal centre
Bagwalipokhar · ≈ 1.9 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 1.1 km
≈ 2 min by car · 3 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 2.4 km
≈ 5 min by car · 6 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun151 kmcapital
  • Delhi251 km
  • Kolkata1193 km
  • Mumbai1359 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar50 km
  • Bus stopRanikhet Bus Depot10 km
  • Hospital / PHCKafra Governnment Hospital2 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch16 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum9 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College34 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station38 km
Nearest to the village
Health centre
Kafra Governnment Hospital1.7 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Masar

8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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