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About Barsun Village

Barsun is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 41 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsun village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145001
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 41
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barsun compares

By the 2011 count Barsun is the 307th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Barsun

Barsun is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barsun 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barsun from other places

Barsun lies about 40 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, about 4.0 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 Barsun
Nearest town Mamun under 2 km
Nearest railway station Dalhousie Road 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 5.3 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 40 km

Villages closest to Barsun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsun village had a population of 79. That makes it the 307th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Barsun village has 41 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsun has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Barsun is 145001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsun covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barsun falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barsun is Dalhousie Road, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barsun.

Barsun is about 40 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsun is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Mamun is about under 2 km away. Dalhousie Road is about 4.0 km away. Pathankot is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamun (under 2 km), Sangher (under 2 km) and Chatwal (under 2 km).

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

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