# Masige Village, Sringeri, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sringeri, Chikmagalur 

# Masige

Masige is a village in Sringeri sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577139**. The 2011 Census counted **888 people in 218 households**, the 8th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 888people (2011)
- 218households
- 91.8%literacy
- 577139PIN code

## Masige PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Masige is 577139.** Masige falls in Sringeri sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577139
- Gram panchayatMenase
- Community development blockSringeri
- Census village code608951

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Masige from nearby towns?

- Sringeri (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Sringeri (nearest town)4 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Masige?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Masige; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sringeri
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sringeri
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sringeri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Masige known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and coconut**. About 31% of the 748 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Masige

Of every 100 households in Masige in 2011, 89 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Masige · ■ Sringeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**18%

Tap water ****27%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**82%

Use banking services ****80%**

**92%

Television ****68%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

Own their home ****92%**

**89%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Masige?

■ Masige · ■ Sringeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**986

Working population ****43.6%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 88.2% for women. 66% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 116 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (30%) · **■** Other work 145 (37%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sringeri

- Vidyaranyapura1,308 people
- Belandur1,105 people
- Yedadalli1,053 people
- Nemmaru1,045 people
- Gandagatta880 people
- Kunthur854 people
- Begar852 people
- Uluvalli829 people

[All 49 villages in Sringeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/sringeri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Masige?577139
- How far is Masige from Chikmagalur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Masige?888 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masige in?Chikmagalur district (Sringeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Masige?91.8% (Census 2011)