About Masure Village

Masure is a mid sized village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 340 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416608, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masure Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masure village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Malwan
Pincode	416608
Area (hectares)	114.29 hectares
Population	705
Male Population	340
Female Population	365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,074
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Masure compares

By the 2011 count Masure is the 48th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 114.29 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Masure

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

Masure lies about 13 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 20 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 Masure
Tehsil headquarters	Malwan	13 km
Nearest railway station	Sindhudurg	20 km
Nearest town	Sāvantvādi	45 km

Villages closest to Masure

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Masure village had a population of 705. That makes it the 48th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Masure village has 340 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masure has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Masure is 416608. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masure covers 114.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masure falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Masure is Sindhudurg, about 20 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 Masure.

Masure is about 13 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masure is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Malwan is about 13 km away. Sindhudurg is about 20 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.