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About Bersan Village

Bersan is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 149 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bersan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bersan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 13 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 149
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
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 Bersan compares

By the 2011 count Bersan is the 62nd largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Bersan

Bersan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bersan 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 Bersan from other places

Bersan lies about 46 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 5.1 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 Bersan
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 5.1 km
Nearest town Ropar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 16 km
District headquarters Solan 46 km

Villages closest to Bersan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bersan village had a population of 274. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Bersan village has 149 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bersan has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Bersan is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bersan covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bersan falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bersan is Ghanauli, about 5.1 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 Bersan.

Bersan is about 46 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bersan is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Ghanauli is about 5.1 km away. Ropar is about 13 km away. Baddi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tahliwala (1.7 km), Dabra (6.4 km) and Handi Kundi (7.7 km).

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

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