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About Barsoa Village

Barsoa is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 19 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsoa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 14.21 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 19
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsoa compares

By the 2011 count Barsoa is the 134th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 14.21 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Barsoa

Barsoa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barsoa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barsoa from other places

Barsoa lies about 38 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 52 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 Barsoa
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 12 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 37 km
District headquarters Mandi 38 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 52 km

Villages closest to Barsoa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsoa village had a population of 39. That makes it the 134th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Barsoa village has 19 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsoa has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Barsoa is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsoa covers 14.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barsoa falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barsoa is Summer Hill, about 52 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barsoa.

Barsoa is about 38 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsoa is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 12 km away. Sundarnagar is about 37 km away. Mandi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thanar (1.6 km), D P F Nadaun (5.5 km) and Jagwatan (5.6 km).

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

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