About Bharsa Village

Bharsa is a mid sized village in Hasanganj tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 375 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Hasanganj
Pincode	854337
Area (hectares)	55 hectares
Population	733
Male Population	375
Female Population	358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharsa compares

By the 2011 count Bharsa is the 24th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Bharsa

Bharsa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bharsa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bharsa from other places

Bharsa lies about 108 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bariarpur, about 4.6 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 Bharsa
Nearest railway station	Bariarpur	4.6 km
Nearest town	Jamālpur	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hasanganj	12 km
District headquarters	Katihar	108 km

Villages closest to Bharsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharsa village had a population of 733. That makes it the 24th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Bharsa village has 375 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharsa has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Bharsa is 854337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharsa covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharsa falls under Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bharsa is Bariarpur, about 4.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bharsa.

Bharsa is about 108 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharsa is in Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district. Bariarpur is about 4.6 km away. Jamālpur is about 8.5 km away. Hasanganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.