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About Musahri Village

Musahri is a mid sized village in Ekangarsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,601, made up of 813 males and 788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Musahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Musahri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Ekangarsarai
Pincode 801301
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 1,601
Male Population 813
Female Population 788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Musahri compares

By the 2011 count Musahri is the 39th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Musahri

Musahri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Musahri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 14 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Ekangarsarai, about 4.8 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 Ekangarsarai 4.8 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 11 km
District headquarters Nalanda 14 km

Villages closest to Musahri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ekangarsarai 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 1,601. That makes it the 39th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Musahri village has 813 males and 788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Musahri has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Musahri is 801301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Musahri covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Musahri falls under Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Musahri is Ekangarsarai, about 4.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Musahri.

Musahri is about 14 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Musahri is in Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Ekangarsarai is about 4.8 km away. Islāmpur is about 11 km away. Nalanda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bans Bigha (under 2 km), Bangla (under 2 km) and Atram Chak (under 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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