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About Muskura Village

Muskura is a small village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 214 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.65 hectares hectares.

Muskura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muskura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 145.65 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 214
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Muskura compares

By the 2011 count Muskura is the 95th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 145.65 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Muskura

Muskura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Muskura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muskura from other places

Muskura lies about 31 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 5.1 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 Muskura
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 7.6 km
Nearest town Sihorā 7.6 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 31 km

Villages closest to Muskura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muskura village had a population of 411. That makes it the 95th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Muskura village has 214 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muskura has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Muskura covers 145.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muskura falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Muskura is Gosalpur, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Muskura.

Muskura is about 31 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muskura is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Gosalpur is about 5.1 km away. Sihora is about 7.6 km away. Sihorā is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muskuri (under 2 km), Negai (under 2 km) and Pondi Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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