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About Must Village

Must is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 81 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,432 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Must Overview

Census 2011 figures for Must village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246122
Area (hectares) 190.66 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 81
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,432
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 Must compares

By the 2011 count Must is the 124th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 190.66 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1243.

Getting to Must

Must is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Must 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 Must from other places

Must lies about 17 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 25 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 Must
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 16 km
District headquarters Garhwal 17 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 25 km

Villages closest to Must

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Must village had a population of 197. That makes it the 124th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Must village has 81 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Must has about 1432 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Must is 246122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Must covers 190.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Must falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Must is Kotdwara, about 25 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 Must.

Must is about 17 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Must is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 16 km away. Garhwal is about 17 km away. Kotdwāra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sila Bara (under 2 km), Kalsi (1.7 km) and Dashmeri (1.8 km).

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

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