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About Musewal Village

Musewal is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 361 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Musewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Musewal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 698
Male Population 361
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Musewal compares

By the 2011 count Musewal is the 40th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Musewal

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

Musewal lies about 42 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 9.5 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 Musewal
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 9.5 km
Nearest town Baddi 13 km
District headquarters Solan 42 km

Villages closest to Musewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Musewal village had a population of 698. That makes it the 40th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Musewal village has 361 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Musewal has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Musewal is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Musewal covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Musewal falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Musewal is Ghanauli, about 9.5 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 Musewal.

Musewal is about 42 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Musewal is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 3.1 km away. Ghanauli is about 9.5 km away. Baddi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thanthewal (under 2 km), Ghogarwal (under 2 km) and Ranguwal (under 2 km).

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

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