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About Barsauni Village

Barsauni is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,995, made up of 1,013 males and 982 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares.

Barsauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsauni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 227 hectares
Population 1,995
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 982
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barsauni compares

By the 2011 count Barsauni is the 27th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 8.8 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 936.

Getting to Barsauni

Barsauni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barsauni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barsauni from other places

Barsauni lies about 10 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Purniya Junction, about 6.3 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 Barsauni
Nearest railway station Purniya Junction 6.3 km
Nearest town Kasba 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 10 km
District headquarters Purnia 10 km

Villages closest to Barsauni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Barsauni

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsauni village had a population of 1,995. That makes it the 27th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Barsauni village has 1,013 males and 982 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsauni has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Barsauni covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barsauni falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barsauni is Purniya Junction, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barsauni.

Barsauni is about 10 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsauni is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Purniya Junction is about 6.3 km away. Kasba is about 10 km away. Purnia East is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhari (under 2 km), Patilwa (under 2 km) and Mandarpur (under 2 km).

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

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