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About Musaguda Village

Musaguda is a small village in Darbha tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 76 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Musaguda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Musaguda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Darbha
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 155.34 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 76
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Musaguda compares

By the 2011 count Musaguda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 155.34 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Musaguda

Musaguda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Musaguda as Available. 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 Musaguda from other places

Musaguda lies about 108 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 31 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 Musaguda
Tehsil headquarters Darbha 16 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 31 km
Nearest town Bacheli 35 km
District headquarters Bastar 108 km

Villages closest to Musaguda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Musaguda village had a population of 147. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Musaguda village has 76 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Musaguda has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Musaguda is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Musaguda covers 155.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Musaguda falls under Darbha tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Musaguda is Kirandul, about 31 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Musaguda.

Musaguda is about 108 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Musaguda is in Darbha tehsil of Bastar district. Darbha is about 16 km away. Kirandul is about 31 km away. Bacheli is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keshapur (12 km), Darbha (16 km) and Kankapal (18 km).

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

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