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About Moushi Village

Moushi is a large village in Nagbhir tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,433, made up of 1,237 males and 1,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moushi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moushi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Nagbhir
Pincode 441205
Area (hectares) 757.98 hectares
Population 2,433
Male Population 1,237
Female Population 1,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Moushi compares

By the 2011 count Moushi is the 11th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents. Its 757.98 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Moushi

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

Moushi lies about 92 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Kirmiti Mendha, about 6.4 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 Moushi
Nearest railway station Kirmiti Mendha 6.4 km
Nearest town Bramhapuri 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagbhir 12 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 92 km

Villages closest to Moushi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moushi village had a population of 2,433. That makes it the 11th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents.

Moushi village has 1,237 males and 1,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moushi has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Moushi is 441205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moushi covers 757.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Moushi falls under Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Moushi is Kirmiti Mendha, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Moushi.

Moushi is about 92 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moushi is in Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district. Kirmiti Mendha is about 6.4 km away. Bramhapuri is about 10 km away. Nagbhir is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moushi Chak (under 2 km), Dhorpa (1.9 km) and Balapur Kh (3.3 km).

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

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