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About Muska Village

Muska is a small village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 224 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muska Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muska village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 168.89 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 224
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muska compares

By the 2011 count Muska is the 162nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 168.89 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Muska

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

Muska lies about 36 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 30 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 Muska
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 2.4 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 30 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 36 km

Villages closest to Muska

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muska village had a population of 423. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Muska village has 224 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muska has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Muska is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muska covers 168.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muska falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Muska is Jatkanhar, about 30 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 village for Muska.

Muska is about 36 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muska is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 2.4 km away. Khairāgarh is about 2.4 km away. Jatkanhar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akrajan (under 2 km), Dullitola (under 2 km) and Sarragondi (2.0 km).

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

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