About Masur Village

Masur is one of the larger villages in Hirekerur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,399, made up of 5,332 males and 5,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Haveri
Tehsil	Hirekerur
Pincode	581210
Area (hectares)	543.01 hectares
Population	10,399
Male Population	5,332
Female Population	5,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Masur compares

By the 2011 count Masur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 543.01 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Masur

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

Masur lies about 47 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Ranebennuru, about 34 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 Masur
Tehsil headquarters	Hirekerur	11 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	16 km
Nearest railway station	Ranebennuru	34 km
District headquarters	Haveri	47 km

Villages closest to Masur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masur village had a population of 10,399. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Masur village has 5,332 males and 5,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masur has about 950 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Masur is 581210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masur covers 543.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Masur falls under Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Masur is Ranebennuru, about 34 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 Masur.

Masur is about 47 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masur is in Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district. Hirekerur is about 11 km away. Shikaripura is about 16 km away. Ranebennuru is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.