About Muswath Village

Muswath is a large village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,156, made up of 1,113 males and 1,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muswath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muswath village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Dinara
Pincode	802218
Area (hectares)	379 hectares
Population	2,156
Male Population	1,113
Female Population	1,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
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 Muswath compares

By the 2011 count Muswath is the 28th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 379 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Muswath

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

Muswath lies about 65 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sanjhauli Halt, about 6.4 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 Muswath
Nearest railway station	Sanjhauli Halt	6.4 km
Nearest town	Nokha	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dinara	11 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	65 km

Villages closest to Muswath

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

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Common questions about Muswath

As per the Census of India 2011, Muswath village had a population of 2,156. That makes it the 28th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Muswath village has 1,113 males and 1,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muswath has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Muswath is 802218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muswath covers 379 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muswath falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Muswath is Sanjhauli Halt, about 6.4 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 Muswath.

Muswath is about 65 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muswath is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Sanjhauli Halt is about 6.4 km away. Nokha is about 8.3 km away. Dinara is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.