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About Barsinga Village

Barsinga is a mid sized village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 477 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsinga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsinga village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Sheo
Pincode 344705
Area (hectares) 2224 hectares
Population 869
Male Population 477
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsinga compares

By the 2011 count Barsinga is the 90th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 2224 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Barsinga

Barsinga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barsinga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Barsinga from other places

Barsinga lies about 70 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Bhachhbar, about 56 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 Barsinga
Tehsil headquarters Sheo 28 km
Nearest railway station Bhachhbar 56 km
District headquarters Barmer 70 km
Nearest town Bārmer 70 km

Villages closest to Barsinga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsinga village had a population of 869. That makes it the 90th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Barsinga village has 477 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsinga has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Barsinga is 344705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsinga covers 2224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barsinga falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Barsinga is Bhachhbar, about 56 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barsinga.

Barsinga is about 70 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsinga is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 28 km away. Bhachhbar is about 56 km away. Barmer is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aantra (8.2 km), Kane Ka Gaon (9.7 km) and Kundal Gordhanili (10 km).

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

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