Skip to main content

About Dera Musi Village

Dera Musi is a large village in Sohawal tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,124, made up of 1,063 males and 1,061 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.47 hectares hectares.

Dera Musi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dera Musi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Sohawal
Area (hectares) 179.47 hectares
Population 2,124
Male Population 1,063
Female Population 1,061
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
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 Dera Musi compares

By the 2011 count Dera Musi is the 63rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 179.47 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Dera Musi

The census records public bus service for Dera Musi 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 Dera Musi from other places

Dera Musi lies about 29 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Baragaon, about 1.5 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 Dera Musi
Nearest railway station Baragaon 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohawal 29 km
District headquarters Faizabad 29 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 29 km

Villages closest to Dera Musi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sohawal 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 Dera Musi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dera Musi village had a population of 2,124. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Dera Musi village has 1,063 males and 1,061 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dera Musi has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Dera Musi covers 179.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dera Musi falls under Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dera Musi is Baragaon, about 1.5 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 Dera Musi.

Dera Musi is about 29 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dera Musi is in Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district. Baragaon is about 1.5 km away. Sohawal is about 29 km away. Faizabad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mustafabad (1.8 km), Deora Kot (2.4 km) and Sibar (3.6 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All