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About Masanihalli Village

Masanihalli is a mid sized village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 393 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 638.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masanihalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masanihalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577527
Area (hectares) 638.31 hectares
Population 745
Male Population 393
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masanihalli compares

By the 2011 count Masanihalli is the 97th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 638.31 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Masanihalli

Masanihalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masanihalli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Masanihalli from other places

Masanihalli lies about 41 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Arabaghatta, 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 Masanihalli
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 9.3 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Arabaghatta 22 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 41 km

Villages closest to Masanihalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masanihalli village had a population of 745. That makes it the 97th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Masanihalli village has 393 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masanihalli has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Masanihalli is 577527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masanihalli covers 638.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Masanihalli falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Masanihalli is Arabaghatta, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Masanihalli.

Masanihalli 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.

Masanihalli is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 9.3 km away. Hosadurga is about 9.3 km away. Arabaghatta is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangenahalli (2.1 km), Rangavvanahalli (2.1 km) and Hullukatti (2.2 km).

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

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