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About Muswa Village

Muswa is a large village in Sugauli tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,788, made up of 2,460 males and 2,328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845456, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muswa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muswa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Sugauli
Pincode 845456
Area (hectares) 500 hectares
Population 4,788
Male Population 2,460
Female Population 2,328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Muswa compares

By the 2011 count Muswa is the 12th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,174 residents. Its 500 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Muswa

Muswa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Muswa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muswa from other places

Muswa lies about 13 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Semra, 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 Muswa
Nearest railway station Semra 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sugauli 6.3 km
Nearest town Sagauli 6.3 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 13 km

Villages closest to Muswa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muswa village had a population of 4,788. That makes it the 12th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,174 residents.

Muswa village has 2,460 males and 2,328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muswa has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Muswa is 845456. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muswa covers 500 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Muswa falls under Sugauli tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Muswa is Semra, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Muswa.

Muswa is about 13 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muswa is in Sugauli tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Semra is about 5.3 km away. Sugauli is about 6.3 km away. Sagauli is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biguia (under 2 km), Gorgawan (2.0 km) and Sapaha (2.0 km).

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

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