About Maskal Village

Maskal is a large village in Aurad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,123, made up of 1,099 males and 1,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1485.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maskal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maskal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Tehsil	Aurad
Pincode	585436
Area (hectares)	1485.92 hectares
Population	2,123
Male Population	1,099
Female Population	1,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maskal compares

By the 2011 count Maskal is the 35th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 1485.92 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Maskal

Maskal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maskal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Maskal from other places

Maskal lies about 32 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kalagapura, about 22 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 Maskal
Tehsil headquarters	Aurad	9.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kalagapura	22 km
Nearest town	Bhālki	25 km
District headquarters	Bidar	32 km

Villages closest to Maskal

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

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Common questions about Maskal

As per the Census of India 2011, Maskal village had a population of 2,123. That makes it the 35th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Maskal village has 1,099 males and 1,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maskal has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Maskal is 585436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maskal covers 1485.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maskal falls under Aurad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maskal is Kalagapura, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Maskal.

Maskal is about 32 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maskal is in Aurad tehsil of Bidar district. Aurad is about 9.6 km away. Kalagapura is about 22 km away. Bhālki is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.