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About Musangu Village

Musangu is a mid sized village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,090, made up of 532 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Musangu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Musangu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 332.88 hectares
Population 1,090
Male Population 532
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Musangu compares

By the 2011 count Musangu is the 38th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 332.88 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Musangu

Musangu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Musangu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Musangu from other places

Musangu lies about 35 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 3.4 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 Musangu
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Angara 14 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 22 km
District headquarters Ranchi 35 km

Villages closest to Musangu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Musangu village had a population of 1,090. That makes it the 38th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Musangu village has 532 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Musangu has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Musangu is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Musangu covers 332.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Musangu falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Musangu is Gautamdhara, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Musangu.

Musangu is about 35 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Musangu is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Gautamdhara is about 3.4 km away. Angara is about 14 km away. Chitarpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ikarhatu (under 2 km), Nawadih (under 2 km) and Jonha (1.6 km).

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

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