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About Musahri Village

Musahri is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 309 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,282 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares.

Musahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Musahri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 309
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,282
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 Musahri compares

By the 2011 count Musahri is the 63rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Musahri

Musahri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Musahri 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 Musahri from other places

Musahri lies about 25 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sher, about 6.2 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 Musahri
Nearest railway station Sher 6.2 km
Nearest town Barauli 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 25 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 25 km

Villages closest to Musahri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Musahri village had a population of 705. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Musahri village has 309 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Musahri has about 1282 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Musahri covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Musahri falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Musahri is Sher, about 6.2 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 Musahri.

Musahri is about 25 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Musahri is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sher is about 6.2 km away. Barauli is about 9.3 km away. Katiya is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (5.2 km), Rampur Kalan (5.2 km) and Raqba Rampur (5.2 km).

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

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