About K Masige Village

K Masige is a small village in Sringeri tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 142 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1309.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

K Masige Overview

Census 2011 figures for K Masige village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Sringeri
Pincode	577134
Area (hectares)	1309.24 hectares
Population	286
Male Population	142
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How K Masige compares

By the 2011 count K Masige is the 35th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 1309.24 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to K Masige

K Masige is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for K Masige as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 K Masige from other places

K Masige lies about 55 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Udupi, about 56 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 K Masige
Tehsil headquarters	Sringeri	3.3 km
Nearest town	Someshwar	24 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	55 km
Nearest railway station	Udupi	56 km

Villages closest to K Masige

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sringeri 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 K Masige

As per the Census of India 2011, K Masige village had a population of 286. That makes it the 35th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

K Masige village has 142 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, K Masige has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for K Masige is 577134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

K Masige covers 1309.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

K Masige falls under Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to K Masige is Udupi, about 56 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for K Masige.

K Masige is about 55 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

K Masige is in Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Sringeri is about 3.3 km away. Someshwar is about 24 km away. Chikmagalur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.