About Barsar Village

Barsar is a large village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,390, made up of 1,762 males and 1,628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Barsar
Pincode	174305
Area (hectares)	383.34 hectares
Population	3,390
Male Population	1,762
Female Population	1,628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsar compares

By the 2011 count Barsar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 383.34 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Barsar

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

Barsar lies about 19 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Nella, about 13 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 Barsar
Nearest railway station	Nella	13 km
Nearest town	Nangal	17 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	19 km

Villages closest to Barsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsar village had a population of 3,390. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Barsar village has 1,762 males and 1,628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsar has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Barsar is 174305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsar covers 383.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barsar falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barsar is Nella, about 13 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 village for Barsar.

Barsar is about 19 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsar is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nella is about 13 km away. Nangal is about 17 km away. Hamirpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.