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About Barsi Village

Barsi is a mid sized village in Tal tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,619, made up of 817 males and 802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 756.05 hectares hectares.

Barsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Tal
Area (hectares) 756.05 hectares
Population 1,619
Male Population 817
Female Population 802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barsi compares

By the 2011 count Barsi is the 18th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 756.05 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Barsi

Barsi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barsi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barsi from other places

Barsi lies about 48 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Mahidpur Road, about 8.2 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 Barsi
Nearest railway station Mahidpur Road 8.2 km
Nearest town Nagda 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tal 15 km
District headquarters Ratlam 48 km

Villages closest to Barsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsi village had a population of 1,619. That makes it the 18th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Barsi village has 817 males and 802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsi has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Barsi covers 756.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barsi falls under Tal tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barsi is Mahidpur Road, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Barsi.

Barsi is about 48 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsi is in Tal tehsil of Ratlam district. Mahidpur Road is about 8.2 km away. Nagda is about 14 km away. Tal is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurukhedi (1.7 km), Mandawal (2.4 km) and Abupura (3.2 km).

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

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