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About Mushaposh Village

Mushaposh is a small village in Banei tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 142 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mushaposh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mushaposh village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Banei
Pincode 770038
Area (hectares) 239 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 142
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mushaposh compares

By the 2011 count Mushaposh is the 44th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 480 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Mushaposh

Mushaposh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mushaposh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mushaposh from other places

Mushaposh lies about 91 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Patasahi, about 23 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 Mushaposh
Tehsil headquarters Banei 11 km
Nearest railway station Patasahi 23 km
Nearest town Deogarh 32 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 91 km

Villages closest to Mushaposh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mushaposh village had a population of 293. That makes it the 44th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 480 residents.

Mushaposh village has 142 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mushaposh has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Mushaposh is 770038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mushaposh covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mushaposh falls under Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Mushaposh is Patasahi, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Mushaposh.

Mushaposh is about 91 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mushaposh is in Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district. Banei is about 11 km away. Patasahi is about 23 km away. Deogarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katuridhua (1.6 km), Sishudihi (2.1 km) and Beldihi (3.7 km).

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

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