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About Musalgaon Village

Musalgaon is one of the larger villages in Sinnar tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,124, made up of 4,387 males and 3,737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2293 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 422112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Musalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Musalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Sinnar
Pincode 422112
Area (hectares) 2293 hectares
Population 8,124
Male Population 4,387
Female Population 3,737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Musalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Musalgaon is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,181 residents. Its 2293 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 940.

Getting to Musalgaon

Musalgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Musalgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Musalgaon from other places

Musalgaon lies about 33 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Devlali, about 24 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 Musalgaon
Tehsil headquarters Sinnar 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Devlali 24 km
District headquarters Nashik 33 km

Villages closest to Musalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Musalgaon village had a population of 8,124. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,181 residents.

Musalgaon village has 4,387 males and 3,737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Musalgaon has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Musalgaon is 422112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Musalgaon covers 2293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Musalgaon falls under Sinnar tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Musalgaon is Devlali, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Musalgaon.

Musalgaon is about 33 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Musalgaon is in Sinnar tehsil of Nashik district. Sinnar is about 5.9 km away. Devlali is about 24 km away. Nashik is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malegaon (under 2 km), Wadgaon Sinnar (5.9 km) and Gonde (5.9 km).

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

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