About Barsiwan Village

Barsiwan is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,127, made up of 575 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares.

Barsiwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsiwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares)	93 hectares
Population	1,127
Male Population	575
Female Population	552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsiwan compares

By the 2011 count Barsiwan is the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Barsiwan

Barsiwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barsiwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Barsiwan from other places

Barsiwan lies about 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about under 2 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 Barsiwan
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tan Kuppa	5.4 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	19 km
District headquarters	Gaya	22 km

Villages closest to Barsiwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Barsiwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsiwan village had a population of 1,127. That makes it the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Barsiwan village has 575 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsiwan has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Barsiwan covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barsiwan falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barsiwan is Bansinala Halt, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barsiwan.

Barsiwan is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsiwan is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about under 2 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 5.4 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.