By population, Masimadu ranks #64 of 133 villages in Bhalki mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Masimadu is a village of 1,393 people in 251 households (Census 2011) in Bhalki taluk, Bidar district, Karnataka, the 64th-largest of 133 villages in Bhalki taluk. Literacy is 60%, 1 points below the taluk average of 61% and the sex ratio is 987 women per 1,000 men. It lies 56 km from the Bidar district centre, 16 km from Kerur, the nearest town, 7 km from Kanaji railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 585414, served by Hallikhed (B) post office; the LGD village code is 599942. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kanaji Government Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Gulbarga Rural assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basawaraj Mattimudu. The population is estimated at 1,582 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masimadu · this village | 1,393 | 60% | — |
| Janti · Bhalki | 2,596 | 59% | 6.7 km E |
| Kuntesirsi · Bhalki | 891 | 57% | 7.6 km NW |
| Tharanahalli · Malur | 16 | 56% | 8.1 km NE |
| Sultanabad · Homnabad | 2,671 | 51% | 8.4 km W |
| Byalahalli · Turuvekere | 963 | 58% | 9.4 km SE |
| Byalahalli · Chintamani | 532 | 58% | 9.4 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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