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About Barsudhal Village

Barsudhal is a mid sized village in Dhar Kalan tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 780, made up of 377 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 647 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsudhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsudhal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dhar Kalan
Pincode 145022
Area (hectares) 647 hectares
Population 780
Male Population 377
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
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 Barsudhal compares

By the 2011 count Barsudhal is the 18th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 647 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Barsudhal

Barsudhal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barsudhal 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barsudhal from other places

Barsudhal lies about 63 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Barsudhal
Tehsil headquarters Dhar Kalan 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 20 km
Nearest town Mamun 25 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 63 km

Villages closest to Barsudhal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhar Kalan 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 Barsudhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsudhal village had a population of 780. That makes it the 18th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Barsudhal village has 377 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsudhal has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Barsudhal is 145022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsudhal covers 647 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barsudhal falls under Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barsudhal is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barsudhal.

Barsudhal is about 63 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsudhal is in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dhar Kalan is about 7.1 km away. Nurpur Road is about 20 km away. Mamun is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dunera (4.0 km), Nalloh (4.1 km) and Lanjera (6.3 km).

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

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