About Barsaun Village

Barsaun is one of the larger villages in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,586, made up of 4,597 males and 3,989 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares.

Barsaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsaun village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Shahpur
Area (hectares)	365 hectares
Population	8,586
Male Population	4,597
Female Population	3,989
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsaun compares

By the 2011 count Barsaun is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Barsaun

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

Barsaun lies about 120 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Parminiya, about 3.0 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 Barsaun
Nearest railway station	Parminiya	3.0 km
Nearest town	Saharsa	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	8.5 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	120 km

Villages closest to Barsaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsaun village had a population of 8,586. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Barsaun village has 4,597 males and 3,989 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsaun has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

Barsaun covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barsaun falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barsaun is Parminiya, about 3.0 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 Barsaun.

Barsaun is about 120 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsaun is in Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Parminiya is about 3.0 km away. Saharsa is about 5.5 km away. Shahpur is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.