About Maskal Village

Maskal is one of the larger villages in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,782, made up of 2,943 males and 2,839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2577.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577546, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maskal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maskal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Hiriyur
Pincode	577546
Area (hectares)	2577.85 hectares
Population	5,782
Male Population	2,943
Female Population	2,839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maskal compares

By the 2011 count Maskal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 2577.85 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

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 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 Maskal from other places

Maskal lies about 41 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Balenahalli, about 32 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	Hiriyur	9.1 km
Nearest town	Hiriyūr	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Balenahalli	32 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	41 km

Villages closest to Maskal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiriyur 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 5,782. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Maskal village has 2,943 males and 2,839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maskal has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Maskal is 577546. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maskal covers 2577.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maskal falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maskal is Balenahalli, about 32 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 village for Maskal.

Maskal is about 41 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maskal is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 9.1 km away. Hiriyūr is about 9.1 km away. Balenahalli is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.