About Masthi Village

Masthi is one of the larger villages in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,345, made up of 3,823 males and 3,522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 775.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masthi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kolar
Tehsil	Malur
Pincode	563139
Area (hectares)	775.42 hectares
Population	7,345
Male Population	3,823
Female Population	3,522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Masthi compares

By the 2011 count Masthi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 775.42 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Masthi

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

How far is Masthi from other places

Masthi lies about 33 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Byatrayanahalli, about 14 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 Masthi
Nearest railway station	Byatrayanahalli	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malur	16 km
Nearest town	Mālūr	16 km
District headquarters	Kolar	33 km

Villages closest to Masthi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masthi village had a population of 7,345. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Masthi village has 3,823 males and 3,522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masthi has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Masthi is 563139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masthi covers 775.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masthi falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Masthi is Byatrayanahalli, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Masthi.

Masthi is about 33 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masthi is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Byatrayanahalli is about 14 km away. Malur is about 16 km away. Mālūr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.