About Mashal Village

Mashal is one of the larger villages in Afzalpur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,015, made up of 5,637 males and 5,378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7879.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mashal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mashal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Afzalpur
Pincode	585217
Area (hectares)	7879.95 hectares
Population	11,015
Male Population	5,637
Female Population	5,378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mashal compares

By the 2011 count Mashal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents. Its 7879.95 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Mashal

Mashal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mashal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mashal from other places

Mashal lies about 63 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Boroti, about 8.2 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 Mashal
Nearest railway station	Boroti	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Afzalpur	19 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	63 km

Villages closest to Mashal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mashal village had a population of 11,015. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents.

Mashal village has 5,637 males and 5,378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mashal has about 954 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 948.

The pincode recorded for Mashal is 585217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mashal covers 7879.95 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.

Mashal falls under Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mashal is Boroti, about 8.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mashal.

Mashal is about 63 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mashal is in Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Boroti is about 8.2 km away. Afzalpur is about 19 km away. Gulbarga is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.