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About Barsu Village

Barsu is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 183 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,175 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1293.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 1293.14 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 183
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,175
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 Barsu compares

By the 2011 count Barsu is the 145th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 1293.14 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Barsu

Barsu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barsu 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. The nearest villages by name are Bagavewadi, Bajarwadi, Bakale and Bandhawadi. 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 Barsu

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsu village had a population of 398. That makes it the 145th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Barsu village has 183 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsu has about 1175 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Barsu is 416702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsu covers 1293.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barsu falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

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

Barsu is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri 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 Barsu today is likely to be higher.

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