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About Mustur Village

Mustur is a mid sized village in Ranibennur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 550 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mustur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mustur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Ranibennur
Pincode 581115
Area (hectares) 531.37 hectares
Population 1,067
Male Population 550
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mustur compares

By the 2011 count Mustur is the 73rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,033 residents. Its 531.37 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Mustur

Mustur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mustur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mustur from other places

Mustur lies about 42 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Chalgeri, about 8.4 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 Mustur
Nearest railway station Chalgeri 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranibennur 13 km
Nearest town Ranebennur 13 km
District headquarters Haveri 42 km

Villages closest to Mustur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mustur village had a population of 1,067. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,033 residents.

Mustur village has 550 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mustur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Mustur is 581115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mustur covers 531.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mustur falls under Ranibennur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mustur is Chalgeri, about 8.4 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 10+ km distance for Mustur.

Mustur is about 42 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mustur is in Ranibennur tehsil of Haveri district. Chalgeri is about 8.4 km away. Ranibennur is about 13 km away. Ranebennur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malakanahalli (under 2 km), Krishnapur (1.7 km) and Manakur (2.0 km).

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

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