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About Mustafapur Village

Mustafapur is a mid sized village in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 313 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Mustafapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mustafapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 313
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Mustafapur compares

By the 2011 count Mustafapur is the 52nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Mustafapur

Mustafapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mustafapur 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 Mustafapur from other places

Mustafapur lies about 18 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Bihar Sharif Junction, about 5.3 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 Mustafapur
Nearest railway station Bihar Sharif Junction 5.3 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 10 km
District headquarters Nalanda 18 km

Villages closest to Mustafapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mustafapur village had a population of 608. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Mustafapur village has 313 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mustafapur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Mustafapur covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mustafapur falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mustafapur is Bihar Sharif Junction, about 5.3 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 Mustafapur.

Mustafapur is about 18 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mustafapur is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Bihar Sharif Junction is about 5.3 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 6.7 km away. Rahui is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bazidpur (5.9 km), Peshaur (6.3 km) and Uttarnawan (6.7 km).

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

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