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About Barsal Village

Barsal is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 419 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144020
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 419
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barsal compares

By the 2011 count Barsal is the 80th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Barsal

The census records public bus service for Barsal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barsal from other places

Barsal lies about 11 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Jamsher Khas, about 4.6 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 Barsal
Nearest railway station Jamsher Khas 4.6 km
Nearest town Jalandhar Cantonment 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 11 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 11 km

Villages closest to Barsal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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 Barsal

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsal village had a population of 796. That makes it the 80th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Barsal village has 419 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsal has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Barsal is 144020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsal covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barsal falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barsal is Jamsher Khas, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barsal.

Barsal is about 11 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsal is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Jamsher Khas is about 4.6 km away. Jalandhar Cantonment is about 9.1 km away. Jalandhar I is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (under 2 km), Udhopur (under 2 km) and Hamiri Khera (under 2 km).

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

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