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About Barsia Village

Barsia is a small village in Jogapatti tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 98 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.3 hectares hectares.

Barsia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Jogapatti
Area (hectares) 355.3 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 98
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsia compares

By the 2011 count Barsia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,361 residents. Its 355.3 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Barsia

Barsia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barsia as Available within 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 Barsia from other places

Barsia lies about 21 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gauri Sriram, about 15 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 Barsia
Tehsil headquarters Jogapatti 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Gauri Sriram 15 km
Nearest town Bettiah 19 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 21 km

Villages closest to Barsia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsia village had a population of 197. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,361 residents.

Barsia village has 98 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsia has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Barsia covers 355.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barsia falls under Jogapatti tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barsia is Gauri Sriram, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barsia.

Barsia is about 21 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsia is in Jogapatti tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Jogapatti is about 6.0 km away. Gauri Sriram is about 15 km away. Bettiah is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baisia Khap (under 2 km), Gajna (under 2 km) and Mandhatapur (2.4 km).

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

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