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

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Masarur

Masarur is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577426**. The 2011 Census counted **594 people in 120 households**, the 77th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 594people (2011)
- 120households
- 83.9%literacy
- 577426PIN code

## Masarur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577426
- Gram panchayatKenchanala
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code607947

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

## How far is Masarur from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)45 km by road
- Hosanagara (nearest town)35 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 Masarur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Masarur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hosanagara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gavtoor
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Govatoor
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 10 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 Masarur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. Products made here include rice. About 22% of the 1,023 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Masarur

Of every 100 households in Masarur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Masarur · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**39%

Tap water ****42%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**38%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****53%**

**83%

Television ****51%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Masarur?

■ Masarur · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****633**

**971

Working population ****62.5%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 77.8% for women. 69% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 151 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (25%) · **■** Other work 25 (7%) · **■** Marginal 103 (28%)

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

- Savanthur629 people
- Jeni609 people
- Kadasoor606 people
- Malali603 people
- Mavinakoppa577 people
- Dumma563 people
- Sutha563 people
- Baniga543 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Masarur?577426
- How far is Masarur from Shimoga?45 km by road
- What is the population of Masarur?594 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masarur in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Masarur?83.9% (Census 2011)