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About Musha Village

Musha is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 300 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.45 hectares hectares.

Musha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Musha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 229.45 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 300
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Musha compares

By the 2011 count Musha is the 176th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 229.45 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Musha

Musha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Musha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Musha from other places

Musha lies about 32 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 21 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 Musha
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 21 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 32 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 32 km

Villages closest to Musha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Musha village had a population of 550. That makes it the 176th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Musha village has 300 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Musha has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Musha covers 229.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Musha falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Musha is Lusa, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Musha.

Musha is about 32 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Musha is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 5.8 km away. Lusa is about 21 km away. Sonbhadra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagahi (under 2 km), Khardeur (under 2 km) and Sonhati (under 2 km).

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

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