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About Pusar Village

Pusar is a mid sized village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,822, made up of 957 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3407 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pusar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pusar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Sheo
Pincode 344701
Area (hectares) 3407 hectares
Population 1,822
Male Population 957
Female Population 865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pusar compares

By the 2011 count Pusar is the 17th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 3407 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Pusar

Pusar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pusar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pusar from other places

Pusar lies about 63 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Kavas, about 54 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 Pusar
Tehsil headquarters Sheo 15 km
Nearest railway station Kavas 54 km
District headquarters Barmer 63 km
Nearest town Bārmer 63 km

Villages closest to Pusar

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 Pusar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pusar village had a population of 1,822. That makes it the 17th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Pusar village has 957 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pusar has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Pusar is 344701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pusar covers 3407 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pusar falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Pusar is Kavas, about 54 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pusar.

Pusar is about 63 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pusar is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 15 km away. Kavas is about 54 km away. Barmer is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pabusar (under 2 km), Sitaramki Dhani (2.8 km) and Bisoo Kalan (4.8 km).

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

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