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About Mustafabad Village

Mustafabad is one of the larger villages in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,371, made up of 3,124 males and 3,247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mustafabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mustafabad village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Pincode 841439
Area (hectares) 294 hectares
Population 6,371
Male Population 3,124
Female Population 3,247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mustafabad compares

By the 2011 count Mustafabad is the 7th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Mustafabad

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

How far is Mustafabad from other places

Mustafabad lies about 21 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 11 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 Mustafabad
Nearest railway station Barkagaon Halt 11 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Goriakothi 21 km
District headquarters Siwan 21 km

Villages closest to Mustafabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mustafabad village had a population of 6,371. That makes it the 7th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Mustafabad village has 3,124 males and 3,247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mustafabad has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Mustafabad is 841439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mustafabad covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mustafabad falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mustafabad is Barkagaon Halt, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mustafabad.

Mustafabad is about 21 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mustafabad is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Barkagaon Halt is about 11 km away. Mahārājgani is about 14 km away. Goriakothi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khagni (under 2 km), Lilaru Aurangabad (under 2 km) and Lilaru Habib (1.6 km).

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

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