About Barsiawan Village

Barsiawan is a large village in Ekangarsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,573, made up of 1,365 males and 1,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsiawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsiawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ekangarsarai
Pincode	801306
Area (hectares)	143.29 hectares
Population	2,573
Male Population	1,365
Female Population	1,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barsiawan compares

By the 2011 count Barsiawan is the 16th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 143.29 hectares work out to about 18 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 920.

Getting to Barsiawan

Barsiawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barsiawan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barsiawan from other places

Barsiawan lies about 20 km from Nalanda. 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 Barsiawan
Tehsil headquarters	Ekangarsarai	2.1 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	10 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	20 km

Villages closest to Barsiawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsiawan village had a population of 2,573. That makes it the 16th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Barsiawan village has 1,365 males and 1,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsiawan has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Barsiawan is 801306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsiawan covers 143.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barsiawan falls under Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Barsiawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Barsiawan.

Barsiawan is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsiawan is in Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Ekangarsarai is about 2.1 km away. Islāmpur is about 10 km away. Nalanda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.