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About Barsalpur Village

Barsalpur is a large village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,106, made up of 1,156 males and 950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140102
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 2,106
Male Population 1,156
Female Population 950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barsalpur compares

By the 2011 count Barsalpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Barsalpur

Barsalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barsalpur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barsalpur from other places

Barsalpur lies about 17 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 9.7 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 Barsalpur
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Khamanon 9.7 km
Nearest town Morinda 11 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 17 km

Villages closest to Barsalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Barsalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsalpur village had a population of 2,106. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Barsalpur village has 1,156 males and 950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsalpur has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Barsalpur is 140102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsalpur covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barsalpur falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barsalpur is Khamanon, about 9.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barsalpur.

Barsalpur is about 17 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsalpur is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 5.1 km away. Khamanon is about 9.7 km away. Morinda 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 Gobindpur Alias Dhespur (under 2 km), Chuhar Majra (under 2 km) and Bhurara (1.7 km).

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

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