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About Musarhi Village

Musarhi is a mid sized village in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,144, made up of 608 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Musarhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Musarhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kurtha
Pincode 804421
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 1,144
Male Population 608
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Musarhi compares

By the 2011 count Musarhi is the 36th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Musarhi

Musarhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Musarhi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Musarhi from other places

Musarhi lies about 19 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Mai, about 16 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 Musarhi
Tehsil headquarters Kurtha 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Mai 16 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 18 km
District headquarters Arwal 19 km

Villages closest to Musarhi

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

Common questions about Musarhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Musarhi village had a population of 1,144. That makes it the 36th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Musarhi village has 608 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Musarhi has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Musarhi is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Musarhi covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Musarhi falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Musarhi is Mai, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Musarhi.

Musarhi is about 19 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Musarhi is in Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district. Kurtha is about 3.4 km away. Mai is about 16 km away. Makhdumpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belbhadarpur (under 2 km), Madarpur (under 2 km) and Saidpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Musarhi today is likely to be higher.

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