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About Masankatti Village

Masankatti is a large village in Hangal tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,218, made up of 1,680 males and 1,538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 730.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masankatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masankatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hangal
Pincode 581104
Area (hectares) 730.89 hectares
Population 3,218
Male Population 1,680
Female Population 1,538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masankatti compares

By the 2011 count Masankatti is the 11th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 730.89 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Masankatti

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

Masankatti lies about 21 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Kalsur, about 19 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 Masankatti
Nearest town Bankāpur 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Hangal 16 km
Nearest railway station Kalsur 19 km
District headquarters Haveri 21 km

Villages closest to Masankatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masankatti village had a population of 3,218. That makes it the 11th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Masankatti village has 1,680 males and 1,538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masankatti has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Masankatti is 581104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masankatti covers 730.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masankatti falls under Hangal tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Masankatti is Kalsur, about 19 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 Masankatti.

Masankatti is about 21 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masankatti is in Hangal tehsil of Haveri district. Bankāpur is about 7.2 km away. Hangal is about 16 km away. Kalsur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Walageri (under 2 km), Neralgi (3.4 km) and Aladakatti (4.4 km).

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

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