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About Mustalnar Village

Mustalnar is a mid sized village in Gidam tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 345 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 868.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mustalnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mustalnar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Gidam
Pincode 494449
Area (hectares) 868.06 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 345
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mustalnar compares

By the 2011 count Mustalnar is the 35th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 868.06 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Mustalnar

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

Mustalnar lies about 43 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Dantewara, about 23 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 Mustalnar
Tehsil headquarters Gidam 20 km
Nearest railway station Dantewara 23 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 43 km
Nearest town Bacheli 46 km

Villages closest to Mustalnar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mustalnar village had a population of 737. That makes it the 35th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Mustalnar village has 345 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mustalnar has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Mustalnar is 494449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mustalnar covers 868.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mustalnar falls under Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mustalnar is Dantewara, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Mustalnar.

Mustalnar is about 43 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mustalnar is in Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Gidam is about 20 km away. Dantewara is about 23 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salnar (3.5 km), Gumalnar (3.5 km) and Tarlapal (3.8 km).

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

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