About Barsam Village

Barsam is a large village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,533, made up of 1,332 males and 1,201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares.

Barsam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsam village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Simri Bakhtiarpur
Area (hectares)	206 hectares
Population	2,533
Male Population	1,332
Female Population	1,201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsam compares

By the 2011 count Barsam is the 34th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Barsam

Barsam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barsam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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	Simri Bakhtiarpur	9.4 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 Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 2,533. That makes it the 34th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Barsam village has 1,332 males and 1,201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsam has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Barsam covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barsam falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 village and private bus service as Available within 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 Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 4.9 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 9.4 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.