# Masuru Village, Sagar, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/masuru/ Village · Sagar, Shimoga # Masuru Masuru is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,365 people in 331 households**, the 21st largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 1,365people (2011) - 331households - 82.0%literacy - 577401PIN code ## Masuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Masuru is 577401.** Masuru falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577401 - Gram panchayatMasuru - Community development blockSagar - Census village code607185 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Masuru from nearby towns? - Sagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)83 km by road - Sagar (nearest town)10 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 Masuru? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Masuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Masuru known for? The main crops are **arecanut and maize**. About 28% of the 892 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Masuru Of every 100 households in Masuru in 2011, 90 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Masuru · ■ Sagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **85% Toilet within the home ****77%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **40% Tap water ****3%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **85% Use banking services ****90%** **82% Television ****61%** **50% Mobile phone ****68%** **62% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****39%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **11% Own their home ****93%** **95% 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 Masuru? ■ Masuru · ■ Sagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156** **955 Working population ****55.2%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.0% for men and 73.7% for women. 65% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 326 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 141 (19%) · **■** Marginal 188 (25%) 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 Sagar - Korlikoppa1,804 people - Malve1,447 people - Nadakalasi1,446 people - Bhimaneri1,414 people - Shiravala1,333 people - Kugve1,330 people - Baradavalli1,314 people - Maluru1,261 people [All 238 villages in Sagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Masuru?577401 - How far is Masuru from Shimoga?83 km by road - What is the population of Masuru?1,365 (Census 2011) - Which district is Masuru in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Masuru?82.0% (Census 2011)