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Masarangala

Arkalgud mandal
Pincode 573102
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LGD code
616519
Pincode
573102
Post office
Arkalgud
Population
179
Households
46
Literacy rate
63.7%
Sex ratio
904 ♀/1000♂
Workers
128
Distance to district centre
66 km
Distance to mandal centre
56 km
Distance to Bengaluru
176 km
Distance to Chennai
466 km
Nearest railway station
Mavinakere · 22 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Tara Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Masarangala compares

By population, Masarangala ranks #231 of 296 villages in Arkalgud mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.7%
+2.4% vs mandal average
Masarangala
63.7%
Arkalgud mandal
61.3%
Hassan district
69.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
904
−97 vs mandal average
Masarangala
904
Arkalgud mandal
1,001
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.3 vs mandal average
Masarangala
3.9
Arkalgud mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Masarangala at a glance

Masarangala is a village of 179 people in 46 households (Census 2011) in Arkalgud taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, the 231st-largest of 296 villages in Arkalgud taluk. Literacy is 64%, 2 points above the taluk average of 61% and the sex ratio is 904 women per 1,000 men. It lies 66 km from the Hassan district centre, 22 km from Mavinakere railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 573102, served by Arkalgud post office; the LGD village code is 616519. The nearest hospital or health centre is Tara Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Shravanabelagola assembly constituency, represented by MLA C N Balakrishna. The population is estimated at 211 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Vijapura Forest

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Masarangala · this village17964%
Agalli · Somvarpet13065%2.4 km NW
Puttana Hosahalli · Arkalgud11652%2.7 km E
Mullur · Somvarpet93571%3.6 km SE
Talaguru · Somvarpet3.6 km SE
Kajur · Somvarpet74175%3.6 km SE
Alur · Somvarpet1,23484%3.6 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Masarangala

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ARKALGUD
Distance to nearest town (km)
6
Distance to district HQ (km)
36
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
VIJAPURA FOREST
Total area (ha)
228.7
Irrigated area (ha)
30.08
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Masarangala

LGD code
616519
Pincode
573102
Post office
Arkalgud
Population (Census 2011)
179
Population (projected 2026)
211
Households
46
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
904
Literacy rate
63.7%
Coordinates
12.77301°N, 75.98633°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Hassan
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Shravanabelagola
Member of Parliament
Shreyas M. Patel
Member of Legislative Assembly
C N Balakrishna
Block / Mandal
Arkalgud
Getting there

How to reach Masarangala

Mandal centre
Arkalgud · ≈ 56 km
≈ 1 h 55 min by car · 2 h 17 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Hassan · ≈ 66 km
≈ 2 h 16 min by car · 2 h 42 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bengaluru176 kmcapital
  • Chennai466 km
  • Hyderabad579 km
  • Mumbai776 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMavinakere22 km
  • Hospital / PHCTara Hospital8 km
  • ATM / bankSbi Fort Arkalgud Branch7 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum25 km
  • CollegeGovernment PU College19 km
  • Police stationWomen's Police Station29 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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