Mustafabad is a census town

Census town

In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

 in Yamuna Nagar District

Yamuna Nagar District

Yamuna Nagar district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state, India. The district came into existence on 1 November 1989. It occupies an area of 1756 km²...

 in the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of Haryana

Haryana

Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...

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Geography

Mustafabad is 18 km from Jagadhri and 23 km from Yamunanagar. It also carries the name Saraswati Nagar, though the name is not very popular and so is not used often. This name arises from the presence of river saraswati. There is also an old Shiv temple situated near this river.

Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Mustafabad had a population of 8513. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Mustafabad has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 68%. In Mustafabad, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.