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About Mushan Gaon Village

Mushan Gaon is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 34 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mushan Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mushan Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 36.01 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 34
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mushan Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Mushan Gaon is the 259th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 36.01 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Mushan Gaon

Mushan Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mushan Gaon as Available within 10+ 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 Mushan Gaon from other places

Mushan Gaon lies about 29 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 47 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 Mushan Gaon
Nearest town Srīnagar 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 29 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 29 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 47 km

Villages closest to Mushan Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devprayag 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 Mushan Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mushan Gaon village had a population of 72. That makes it the 259th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Mushan Gaon village has 34 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mushan Gaon has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Mushan Gaon is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mushan Gaon covers 36.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mushan Gaon falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mushan Gaon is Rishikesh, about 47 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 <5 km distance for Mushan Gaon.

Mushan Gaon is about 29 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mushan Gaon is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 5.9 km away. Devprayag is about 29 km away. Tehri Garhwal 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 Musana Gaon (under 2 km), Padiyar Gaon (under 2 km) and Jhirkoti (under 2 km).

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

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