About Barsam Village

Barsam is a large village in Saur Bazar tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,524, made up of 1,322 males and 1,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsam village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Saur Bazar
Pincode	852117
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	2,524
Male Population	1,322
Female Population	1,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
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 Barsam compares

By the 2011 count Barsam is the 23rd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Barsam

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

Barsam lies about 10 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 4.9 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 Barsam
Nearest railway station	Sonbarsa Kacheri	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saur Bazar	6.6 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	10 km

Villages closest to Barsam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saur Bazar 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 Barsam

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsam village had a population of 2,524. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Barsam village has 1,322 males and 1,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsam has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Barsam is 852117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsam covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barsam falls under Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barsam is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 4.9 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 Barsam.

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

Barsam is in Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 4.9 km away. Saur Bazar is about 6.6 km away. Saharsa is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.