About Barsoo Village

Barsoo is a large village in Lar tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,102, made up of 1,069 males and 1,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsoo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsoo village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ganderbal
Tehsil	Lar
Pincode	191131
Area (hectares)	160.7 hectares
Population	2,102
Male Population	1,069
Female Population	1,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsoo compares

By the 2011 count Barsoo is the 15th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents. Its 160.7 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Barsoo

Barsoo is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barsoo as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Barsoo from other places

Barsoo lies about 5.2 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 17 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 Barsoo
District headquarters	Ganderbal	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lar	15 km
Nearest railway station	Pattan	17 km

Villages closest to Barsoo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsoo village had a population of 2,102. That makes it the 15th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Barsoo village has 1,069 males and 1,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsoo has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Barsoo is 191131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsoo covers 160.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barsoo falls under Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Barsoo is Pattan, about 17 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 village for Barsoo.

Barsoo is about 5.2 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsoo is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 5.2 km away. Lar is about 15 km away. Pattan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.