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About Muskira Village

Muskira is a mid sized village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 268 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muskira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muskira village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Pincode 231309
Area (hectares) 450.93 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 268
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muskira compares

By the 2011 count Muskira is the 133rd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 450.93 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Muskira

Muskira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Muskira 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muskira from other places

Muskira lies about 24 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Mirzapur Railway Station, about 22 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 Muskira
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 13 km
Nearest railway station Mirzapur Railway Station 22 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 24 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 24 km

Villages closest to Muskira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muskira village had a population of 546. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Muskira village has 268 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muskira has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Muskira is 231309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muskira covers 450.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Muskira falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Muskira is Mirzapur Railway Station, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Muskira.

Muskira is about 24 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muskira is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Marihan is about 13 km away. Mirzapur Railway Station is about 22 km away. Mirzapur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gohiya Khurd (2.5 km), Kakrad (2.7 km) and Khanhwar Majhari (3.5 km).

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

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