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About Mashigadde Village

Mashigadde is a mid sized village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 347 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mashigadde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mashigadde village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581340
Area (hectares) 428.77 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 347
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mashigadde compares

By the 2011 count Mashigadde is the 55th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 428.77 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Mashigadde

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

Mashigadde lies about 30 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 41 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 Mashigadde
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 6.3 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 30 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 41 km

Villages closest to Mashigadde

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mashigadde village had a population of 668. That makes it the 55th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Mashigadde village has 347 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mashigadde has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Mashigadde is 581340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mashigadde covers 428.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mashigadde falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mashigadde is Talaguppa, about 41 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 Mashigadde.

Mashigadde is about 30 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mashigadde is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 6.3 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 30 km away. Talaguppa is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karsulli (under 2 km), Kangod (under 2 km) and Adalli (1.9 km).

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

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