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About Musarhi Village

Musarhi is a large village in Karai Parsurai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,398, made up of 1,279 males and 1,119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares.

Musarhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Musarhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Karai Parsurai
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 2,398
Male Population 1,279
Female Population 1,119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Musarhi compares

By the 2011 count Musarhi is the 10th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Musarhi

Musarhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Musarhi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 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 Musarhi
Nearest railway station Ekangarsarai 4.8 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Karai Parsurai 14 km
District headquarters Nalanda 14 km

Villages closest to Musarhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karai Parsurai 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 2,398. That makes it the 10th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents.

Musarhi village has 1,279 males and 1,119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Musarhi has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Musarhi covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Musarhi falls under Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Musarhi 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Musarhi.

Musarhi 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.

Musarhi is in Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district. Ekangarsarai is about 4.8 km away. Islāmpur is about 11 km away. Karai Parsurai 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 Galibpur (4.4 km), Rasulpur (4.7 km) and Makhdumpur (5.8 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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