About Musanda Village

Musanda is a large village in Sikti tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,228, made up of 2,202 males and 2,026 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557 hectares hectares.

Musanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Musanda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Sikti
Area (hectares)	557 hectares
Population	4,228
Male Population	2,202
Female Population	2,026
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Musanda compares

By the 2011 count Musanda is the 12th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 557 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Musanda

Musanda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Musanda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Musanda from other places

Musanda lies about 24 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Jogbani, about 25 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 Musanda
Tehsil headquarters	Sikti	6.1 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	23 km
District headquarters	Araria	24 km
Nearest railway station	Jogbani	25 km

Villages closest to Musanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikti 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 Musanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Musanda village had a population of 4,228. That makes it the 12th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Musanda village has 2,202 males and 2,026 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Musanda has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Musanda covers 557 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Musanda falls under Sikti tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Musanda is Jogbani, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Musanda.

Musanda is about 24 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Musanda is in Sikti tehsil of Araria district. Sikti is about 6.1 km away. Shahbazpur is about 23 km away. Araria is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.