# Masure Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg 

# Masure

Masure is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416510**. The 2011 Census counted **595 people in 160 households**, the 63rd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 595people (2011)
- 160households
- 58.8%literacy
- 416510PIN code

## Masure PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Masure is 416510.** Masure falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416510
- Community development blockSawantwadi
- Census village code566870

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

## How far is Masure from nearby towns?

- Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)40 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 Masure?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Masure; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amboli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Masure known for?

The main crops are **rice, ragi and coconut**. About 22% of the 2,912 hectares of village land is sown, and 619 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 Masure

Of every 100 households in Masure in 2011, 79 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Masure · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**21%

Tap water ****23%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**51%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**83%

Use banking services ****30%**

**60%

Television ****20%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****67%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Masure?

■ Masure · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1196**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**927

Working population ****39.2%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 53.9% for women. 50% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Sawantwadi

- Bhalawal663 people
- Nene632 people
- Ovaliye621 people
- Ronapal617 people
- Gulduve594 people
- Parpoli593 people
- Bavlat564 people
- Kinale507 people

[All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Masure?416510
- How far is Masure from Oras Bk.?80 km by road
- What is the population of Masure?595 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masure in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Masure?58.8% (Census 2011)