About Barsu Village

Barsu is a mid sized village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 273 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsu village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Bhaderwah
Pincode	182201
Area (hectares)	136.8 hectares
Population	532
Male Population	273
Female Population	259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsu compares

By the 2011 count Barsu is the 38th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 136.8 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Barsu

Barsu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barsu as Available within 5 - 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 Barsu from other places

Barsu lies about 47 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 34 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 Barsu
Tehsil headquarters	Bhaderwah	32 km
Nearest railway station	Budhi	34 km
Nearest town	Kathua	40 km
District headquarters	Doda	47 km

Villages closest to Barsu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsu village had a population of 532. That makes it the 38th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Barsu village has 273 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsu has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Barsu is 182201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsu covers 136.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barsu falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Barsu is Budhi, about 34 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barsu.

Barsu is about 47 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsu is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 32 km away. Budhi is about 34 km away. Kathua is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.