About Musahari Village

Musahari is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,399, made up of 2,814 males and 2,585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Musahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Musahari village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Pincode	844318
Area (hectares)	617 hectares
Population	5,399
Male Population	2,814
Female Population	2,585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Musahari compares

By the 2011 count Musahari is the 29th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 617 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Musahari

Musahari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Musahari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Musahari from other places

Musahari lies about 27 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 3.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Musahari
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	8.4 km
District headquarters	Araria	27 km

Villages closest to Musahari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Forbesganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Musahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Musahari village had a population of 5,399. That makes it the 29th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Musahari village has 2,814 males and 2,585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Musahari has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Musahari is 844318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Musahari covers 617 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Musahari falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Musahari is Gogipothia Halt, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Musahari.

Musahari is about 27 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Musahari is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Gogipothia Halt is about 3.9 km away. Forbesganj is about 8.4 km away. Araria is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.