# Musahan Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Musahan

Musahan is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174034**. The 2011 Census counted **195 people in 45 households**, the 147th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 195people (2011)
- 45households
- 84.8%literacy
- 174034PIN code

## Musahan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Musahan is 174034.** Musahan falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174034
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019463

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Musahan from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Naina Devi (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Musahan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Musahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nakhlera
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nakhlera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanduta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barthin
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Musahan known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 20% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Musahan

Of every 100 households in Musahan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Musahan · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**79%

Use banking services ****60%**

**78%

Television ****67%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****18%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Musahan?

■ Musahan · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**909

Working population ****69.7%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 78.6% for women. 66% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 70 (51%) · **■** Other work 47 (35%) · **■** Marginal 19 (14%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jhanduta

- Thorahan200 people
- Riana199 people
- Jhareri197 people
- Daroh196 people
- Baroha194 people
- Chaunta194 people
- Paploa191 people
- Silh181 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Musahan?174034
- How far is Musahan from Bilaspur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Musahan?195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Musahan in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Musahan?84.8% (Census 2011)