About Barsar Village

Barsar is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,787, made up of 956 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares.

Barsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	160 hectares
Population	1,787
Male Population	956
Female Population	831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsar compares

By the 2011 count Barsar is the 43rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Barsar

Barsar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barsar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barsar from other places

Barsar lies about 29 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 15 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 Barsar
Nearest railway station	Bela	15 km
Nearest town	Purāini	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	29 km
District headquarters	Banka	29 km

Villages closest to Barsar

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

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Common questions about Barsar

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsar village had a population of 1,787. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Barsar village has 956 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsar has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Barsar covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barsar falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barsar is Bela, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barsar.

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

Barsar is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 15 km away. Purāini is about 20 km away. Dhuraiya is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.