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About Barsala Village

Barsala is a small village in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 255 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Budhal
Pincode 185233
Area (hectares) 96.3 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 255
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsala compares

By the 2011 count Barsala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 96.3 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Barsala

Barsala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barsala 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. The nearest villages by name are Bambel, Behinambal, Bhela and Budhal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barsala

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsala village had a population of 463. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Barsala village has 255 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsala has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Barsala is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsala covers 96.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barsala falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Barsala notes the nearest railway station 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 Barsala.

Barsala is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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