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- LGD code
- 566573
- Pincode
- 416608
- Post office
- Masura
- Population
- 705
- Households
- 202
- Literacy rate
- 87.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1074 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 348
- Distance to district centre
- 158 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 101 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 330 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 547 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sindhudurg · 20 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Khot Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Masure compares
By population, Masure ranks #46 of 132 villages in Malwan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
87.2%
+6.8% vs mandal average
- Masure
- 87.2%
- Malwan mandal
- 80.4%
- Sindhudurg district
- 78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,074
+16 vs mandal average
- Masure
- 1,074
- Malwan mandal
- 1,058
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Masure
- 3.5
- Malwan mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Masure at a glance
Masure is a village of 705 people in 202 households (Census 2011) in Malwan taluka, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, the 46th-largest of 132 villages in Malwan taluka. Literacy is 87%, 7 points above the taluka average of 80% and the sex ratio is 1,074 women per 1,000 men. It lies 158 km from the Sindhudurg district centre, 25 km from Jamsande, the nearest town, 20 km from Sindhudurg railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 416608, served by Masura post office; the LGD village code is 566573. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Khot Hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Shahuwadi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Vinay Vilasrao Kore (Savkar). The population is estimated at 831 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Masure
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MALWAN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 114.29
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 66.24
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Masure
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Key facts — Masure
- LGD code
- 566573
- Pincode
- 416608
- Post office
- Masura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 705
- Population (projected 2026)
- 831
- Households
- 202
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1074
- Literacy rate
- 87.2%
- Coordinates
- 16.17124°N, 73.50244°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hatkanangle
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shahuwadi
- Member of Parliament
- Dhairyasheel Mane
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Vinay Vilasrao Kore (Savkar)
- Block / Mandal
- Malwan
Getting there
How to reach Masure
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai330 kmcapital
- Hyderabad547 km
- Bengaluru566 km
- Chennai805 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSindhudurg20 km
- Bus stopIndirabahi Dattatrey Vardaman Highshcool9 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Khot Hospital5 km
- ATM / bankBank of India , Achara Branch6 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan petroleum22 km
- Collegebhandari Highschoo and huior college malvan13 km
- Police stationpolice station13 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
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