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About Masakanahalli Village

Masakanahalli is a mid sized village in Channarayapatna tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 304 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,243 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masakanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masakanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Channarayapatna
Pincode 573141
Area (hectares) 456.76 hectares
Population 682
Male Population 304
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,243
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Masakanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Masakanahalli is the 115th largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 456.76 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Masakanahalli

Masakanahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Masakanahalli 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 Masakanahalli from other places

Masakanahalli lies about 46 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Hirisave, about 13 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 Masakanahalli
Nearest railway station Hirisave 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Channarayapatna 21 km
Nearest town Channarāyapatna 21 km
District headquarters Hassan 46 km

Villages closest to Masakanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masakanahalli village had a population of 682. That makes it the 115th largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Masakanahalli village has 304 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masakanahalli has about 1243 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Masakanahalli is 573141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masakanahalli covers 456.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Masakanahalli falls under Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Masakanahalli is Hirisave, about 13 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 Masakanahalli.

Masakanahalli is about 46 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masakanahalli is in Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district. Hirisave is about 13 km away. Channarayapatna is about 21 km away. Channarāyapatna is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ungragere (under 2 km), Ganjigere (3.3 km) and Mukikere (3.8 km).

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

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