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About Barsuan Village

Barsuan is a mid sized village in Bisra tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,335, made up of 660 males and 675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsuan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsuan village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Bisra
Pincode 770036
Area (hectares) 266 hectares
Population 1,335
Male Population 660
Female Population 675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barsuan compares

By the 2011 count Barsuan is the 13th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 854 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Barsuan

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

Barsuan lies about 104 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Bisra, about 3.3 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 Barsuan
Nearest railway station Bisra 3.3 km
Nearest town Rourkela 17 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 104 km

Villages closest to Barsuan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsuan village had a population of 1,335. That makes it the 13th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 854 residents.

Barsuan village has 660 males and 675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsuan has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Barsuan is 770036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsuan covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barsuan falls under Bisra tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Barsuan is Bisra, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barsuan.

Barsuan is about 104 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsuan is in Bisra tehsil of Sundargarh district. Bisra is about 3.3 km away. Rourkela is about 17 km away. Sundargarh is about 104 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairabahal (under 2 km), Kokerama (1.8 km) and Dudurta (2.9 km).

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

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