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About Musa Village

Musa is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 164 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Musa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Musa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144203
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 164
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Musa compares

By the 2011 count Musa is the 278th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Musa

Musa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Musa as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Musa from other places

Musa lies about 24 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 13 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 Musa
Nearest railway station Khuda Kurala 13 km
Nearest town Urmar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 16 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 24 km

Villages closest to Musa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Musa village had a population of 322. That makes it the 278th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Musa village has 164 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Musa has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Musa is 144203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Musa covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Musa falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Musa is Khuda Kurala, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Musa.

Musa is about 24 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Musa is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 13 km away. Urmar is about 15 km away. Dasua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sehjowal (under 2 km), Chak Nurali (under 2 km) and Machhian (1.6 km).

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

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