# Masarkal Village, Devadurga, Raichur (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/raichur/devadurga/masarkal/ Village · Devadurga, Raichur # Masarkal Masarkal is a village in Devadurga sub-district of Raichur district, Karnataka, PIN code **584126**. The 2011 Census counted **5,917 people in 982 households**, the 6th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%. - 5,917people (2011) - 982households - 54.2%literacy - 584126PIN code ## Masarkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Masarkal is 584126.** Masarkal falls in Devadurga sub-district, Raichur district, Karnataka. - PIN code584126 - Gram panchayatMasarkal - Community development blockDevadurga - Census village code600632 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Masarkal from nearby towns? - Devadurga (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Raichur (district HQ)48 km by road - Devadurga (nearest town)12 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 Masarkal? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Masarkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devadurga - ○Degree college10+ km · Devadurga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devadurga - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Masarkal known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and jowar**. About 89% of the 3,345 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Masarkal Of every 100 households in Masarkal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Masarkal · ■ Devadurga rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **84% Toilet within the home ****17%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **87% Tap water ****55%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **96% Use banking services ****60%** **49% Television ****32%** **26% Mobile phone ****52%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****31%** **27% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Masarkal? ■ Masarkal · ■ Devadurga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%** **47.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1005 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017** **965 Working population ****37.6%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.8% for men and 44.8% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 729 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 946 (42%) · **■** Household industry 34 (2%) · **■** Other work 447 (20%) · **■** Marginal 70 (3%) 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 Devadurga - Gabbur8,272 people - Arkera7,091 people - Galag6,592 people - Kyadigera6,496 people - Kelgin Irabgera5,765 people - Benderganekal4,753 people - Kothdoddi4,350 people - Karegud3,842 people [All 188 villages in Devadurga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/raichur/devadurga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Masarkal?584126 - How far is Masarkal from Raichur?48 km by road - What is the population of Masarkal?5,917 (Census 2011) - Which district is Masarkal in?Raichur district (Devadurga sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Masarkal?54.2% (Census 2011)