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About Masahalli Village

Masahalli is a mid sized village in Heggadadevankote tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,934, made up of 977 males and 957 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Heggadadevankote
Pincode 571121
Area (hectares) 494 hectares
Population 1,934
Male Population 977
Female Population 957
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masahalli compares

By the 2011 count Masahalli is the 31st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 494 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Masahalli

Masahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Masahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Masahalli from other places

Masahalli lies about 47 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Sujatapuram, about 36 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 Masahalli
Tehsil headquarters Heggadadevankote 17 km
Nearest town Gundlupēt 35 km
Nearest railway station Sujatapuram 36 km
District headquarters Mysore 47 km

Villages closest to Masahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masahalli village had a population of 1,934. That makes it the 31st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Masahalli village has 977 males and 957 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masahalli has about 980 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Masahalli is 571121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masahalli covers 494 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masahalli falls under Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Masahalli is Sujatapuram, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance for Masahalli.

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

Masahalli is in Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district. Heggadadevankote is about 17 km away. Gundlupēt is about 35 km away. Sujatapuram is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanchipura (under 2 km), Beddalapura (1.8 km) and Haleyuru (1.8 km).

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

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