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About Barsam Village

Barsam is a large village in Sanchore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,782, made up of 1,430 males and 1,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1419 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsam village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Sanchore
Pincode 343041
Area (hectares) 1419 hectares
Population 2,782
Male Population 1,430
Female Population 1,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsam compares

By the 2011 count Barsam is the 45th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 1419 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Barsam

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

How far is Barsam from other places

Barsam lies about 107 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Jari, about 30 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 Barsam
Tehsil headquarters Sanchore 4.9 km
Nearest town Sānchor 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Jari 30 km
District headquarters Jalor 107 km

Villages closest to Barsam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsam village had a population of 2,782. That makes it the 45th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Barsam village has 1,430 males and 1,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsam has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Barsam is 343041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsam covers 1419 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barsam falls under Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Barsam is Jari, about 30 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barsam.

Barsam is about 107 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsam is in Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district. Sanchore is about 4.9 km away. Sānchor is about 4.9 km away. Jari is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jajoosan (3.3 km), Pratappura (3.4 km) and Paladar (3.9 km).

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

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