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About Barsian Village

Barsian is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,088, made up of 585 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144517
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 1,088
Male Population 585
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
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 Barsian compares

By the 2011 count Barsian is the 124th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Barsian

Barsian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barsian 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 Barsian from other places

Barsian lies about 7.4 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 3.2 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 Barsian
Nearest railway station Rahon 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 4.7 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 7.4 km

Villages closest to Barsian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsian village had a population of 1,088. That makes it the 124th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Barsian village has 585 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsian has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Barsian is 144517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsian covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barsian falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barsian is Rahon, about 3.2 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 Barsian.

Barsian is about 7.4 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsian is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 3.2 km away. Nawanshahr is about 4.7 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhokran (under 2 km), Hiala (1.7 km) and Jaffarpur (1.8 km).

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

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