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About Musaila Village

Musaila is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 324 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.16 hectares hectares.

Musaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Musaila village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 45.16 hectares
Population 638
Male Population 324
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Musaila compares

By the 2011 count Musaila is the 210th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 45.16 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Musaila

Musaila is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Musaila as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Musaila from other places

Musaila lies about 22 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 2.1 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 Musaila
Nearest railway station Sihapar Halt 2.1 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 7.9 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 31 km

Villages closest to Musaila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Musaila village had a population of 638. That makes it the 210th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Musaila village has 324 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Musaila has about 969 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 1003.

Musaila covers 45.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Musaila falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Musaila is Sihapar Halt, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Musaila.

Musaila is about 22 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Musaila is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sihapar Halt is about 2.1 km away. Khalīlābād is about 7.9 km away. Gorakhpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpatti (3.3 km), Domerdar (5.7 km) and Darwa Manohar (8.9 km).

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

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