# Muska Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Muska

Muska is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,229 people in 300 households**, the 9th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 1,229people (2011)
- 300households
- 80.7%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Muska PIN code and other codes

Muska falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538872

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

## How far is Muska from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)60 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)68 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 Muska?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Muska; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Angara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Muska known for?

About 34% of the 720 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Muska

Of every 100 households in Muska in 2011, 55 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Muska · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****61%**

**78%

Television ****3%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Muska?

■ Muska · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****622**

**972

Working population ****64.0%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 72.1% for women. 61% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 545 (69%)

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 Dhanora

- Pendhari1,842 people
- Yerkadmowad1,570 people
- Moholi1,543 people
- Nimgaon1,292 people
- Japtalai1,213 people
- Godalwahi1,181 people
- Chatgaon1,139 people
- Jambhali1,132 people

[All 228 villages in Dhanora](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Muska from Gadchiroli?60 km by road
- What is the population of Muska?1,229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muska in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Muska?80.7% (Census 2011)