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About Musra Khurd Village

Musra Khurd is a small village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 253 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Musra Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Musra Khurd village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 319.2 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 253
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Musra Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Musra Khurd is the 129th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 319.2 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Musra Khurd

Musra Khurd is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Musra Khurd 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Musra Khurd from other places

Musra Khurd lies about 18 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 1.5 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 Musra Khurd
Nearest railway station Musra 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 12 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 18 km

Villages closest to Musra Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dongargarh 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 Musra Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Musra Khurd village had a population of 476. That makes it the 129th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Musra Khurd village has 253 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Musra Khurd has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Musra Khurd is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Musra Khurd covers 319.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Musra Khurd falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Musra Khurd is Musra, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Musra Khurd.

Musra Khurd is about 18 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Musra Khurd is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Musra is about 1.5 km away. Dongargarh is about 12 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Musara Kalan (under 2 km), Chhipa (under 2 km) and Chhote Kusmi (under 2 km).

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

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