About Barsiwan Village

Barsiwan is a large village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,264, made up of 1,177 males and 1,087 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares.

Barsiwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsiwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Area (hectares)	152 hectares
Population	2,264
Male Population	1,177
Female Population	1,087
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsiwan compares

By the 2011 count Barsiwan is the 35th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Barsiwan

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

Barsiwan lies about 30 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 10 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	Ner Halt	10 km
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	11 km
District headquarters	Gaya	30 km

Villages closest to Barsiwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tikari 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 2,264. That makes it the 35th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Barsiwan village has 1,177 males and 1,087 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsiwan has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Barsiwan covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barsiwan falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barsiwan is Ner Halt, about 10 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 Barsiwan.

Barsiwan is about 30 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 Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Ner Halt is about 10 km away. Makhdumpur is about 11 km away. Tikari is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.