# Masakani Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Masakani

Masakani is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577426**. The 2011 Census counted **457 people in 93 households**, the 97th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 457people (2011)
- 93households
- 70.0%literacy
- 577426PIN code

## Masakani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Masakani is 577426.** Masakani falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577426
- Gram panchayatBellur
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code607958

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

## How far is Masakani from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)49 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)52 km by road
- Hosanagara (nearest town)49 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 Masakani?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Masakani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shimoga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gavtoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimoga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 13 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 Masakani known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. Products made here include rice. About 8% of the 1,012 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Masakani

Of every 100 households in Masakani in 2011, 81 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Masakani · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****81%**

**83%

Television ****37%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Masakani?

■ Masakani · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****559**

**971

Working population ****56.0%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 64.7% for women. 68% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (10%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 138 (54%)

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 Hosanagara

- Bhramanavada494 people
- Kabale492 people
- Melina Sampalli485 people
- Varakodu460 people
- Malali Koppa446 people
- Kattinahole444 people
- Vasave439 people
- Billodi438 people

[All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Masakani?577426
- How far is Masakani from Shimoga?52 km by road
- What is the population of Masakani?457 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masakani in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Masakani?70.0% (Census 2011)