About Musapur Village

Musapur is a mid sized village in Barbigha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,659, made up of 852 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.19 hectares hectares.

Musapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Musapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Barbigha
Area (hectares)	97.19 hectares
Population	1,659
Male Population	852
Female Population	807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
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 Musapur compares

By the 2011 count Musapur is the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 97.19 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Musapur

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

Musapur lies about 15 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.1 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 Musapur
Nearest town	Bar Bigha	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barbigha	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	8.1 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	15 km

Villages closest to Musapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Musapur village had a population of 1,659. That makes it the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Musapur village has 852 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Musapur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Musapur covers 97.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Musapur falls under Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Musapur is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.1 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 Musapur.

Musapur is about 15 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Musapur is in Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Bar Bigha is about 5.3 km away. Barbigha is about 5.4 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.