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About Barsham Village

Barsham is a large village in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,687, made up of 1,949 males and 1,738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsham village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Madhepur
Pincode 847408
Area (hectares) 323 hectares
Population 3,687
Male Population 1,949
Female Population 1,738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsham compares

By the 2011 count Barsham is the 26th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Barsham

Barsham is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barsham as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barsham from other places

Barsham lies about 42 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 16 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 Barsham
Tehsil headquarters Madhepur 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Tamuria 16 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 21 km
District headquarters Madhubani 42 km

Villages closest to Barsham

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

Common questions about Barsham

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsham village had a population of 3,687. That makes it the 26th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Barsham village has 1,949 males and 1,738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsham has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Barsham is 847408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsham covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barsham falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barsham is Tamuria, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barsham.

Barsham is about 42 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsham is in Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhepur is about 8.6 km away. Tamuria is about 16 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuri (under 2 km), Bheja (under 2 km) and Khor (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barsham today is likely to be higher.

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