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About Masanikere Village

Masanikere is a mid sized village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 376 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masanikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masanikere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577213
Area (hectares) 656.95 hectares
Population 707
Male Population 376
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Masanikere compares

By the 2011 count Masanikere is the 130th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 656.95 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 983.

Getting to Masanikere

Masanikere is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masanikere 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Masanikere from other places

Masanikere lies about 68 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Shivani, about 9.6 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 Masanikere
Nearest railway station Shivani 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 20 km
District headquarters Davanagere 68 km

Villages closest to Masanikere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masanikere village had a population of 707. That makes it the 130th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Masanikere village has 376 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masanikere has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Masanikere is 577213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masanikere covers 656.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Masanikere falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Masanikere is Shivani, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Masanikere.

Masanikere is about 68 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masanikere is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Shivani is about 9.6 km away. Channagiri is about 20 km away. Davanagere is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karkikere (under 2 km), Thavarekere (2.3 km) and Athigatta (2.9 km).

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

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