About Mushkabad Village

Mushkabad is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,858, made up of 977 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mushkabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mushkabad village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Samrala
Pincode	141114
Area (hectares)	506 hectares
Population	1,858
Male Population	977
Female Population	881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mushkabad compares

By the 2011 count Mushkabad is the 22nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 506 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Mushkabad

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

Mushkabad lies about 36 km from Ludhiana. 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 Mushkabad
Tehsil headquarters	Samrala	4.9 km
Nearest town	Māchhīwāra	6.3 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	36 km

Villages closest to Mushkabad

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.

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Common questions about Mushkabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Mushkabad village had a population of 1,858. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Mushkabad village has 977 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mushkabad has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Mushkabad is 141114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mushkabad covers 506 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mushkabad falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Mushkabad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mushkabad.

Mushkabad is about 36 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mushkabad is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Samrala is about 4.9 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 6.3 km away. Ludhiana is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.