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About Musewal Village

Musewal is a small village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 181 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Musewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Musewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144040
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 181
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Musewal compares

By the 2011 count Musewal is the 122nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 950.

Getting to Musewal

Musewal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Musewal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Musewal from other places

Musewal lies about 54 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sindhar, about 15 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 Musewal
Nearest railway station Sindhar 15 km
Nearest town Zira 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 32 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 54 km

Villages closest to Musewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Musewal village had a population of 342. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Musewal village has 181 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Musewal has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Musewal is 144040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Musewal covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Musewal falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Musewal is Sindhar, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Musewal.

Musewal is about 54 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Musewal is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sindhar is about 15 km away. Zira is about 18 km away. Nakodar 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 Adraman (7.7 km), Jamaitgarh Alias Khosa (16 km) and Khairulapur (22 km).

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

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