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About Mussafarwal Village

Mussafarwal is a small village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 66 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mussafarwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mussafarwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141115
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 66
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mussafarwal compares

By the 2011 count Mussafarwal is the 177th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Mussafarwal

The census records public bus service for Mussafarwal 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mussafarwal from other places

Mussafarwal lies about 33 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 10 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 Mussafarwal
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Rahon 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 18 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 33 km

Villages closest to Mussafarwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mussafarwal village had a population of 122. That makes it the 177th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Mussafarwal village has 66 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mussafarwal has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Mussafarwal is 141115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mussafarwal covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mussafarwal falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mussafarwal is Rahon, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Mussafarwal.

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

Mussafarwal is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 9.0 km away. Rahon is about 10 km away. Samrala is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Milakwal (under 2 km), Daulatpur (under 2 km) and Sainsowal Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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