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About Barsiha Village

Barsiha is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 394 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.31 hectares hectares.

Barsiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsiha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 64.31 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 394
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsiha compares

By the 2011 count Barsiha is the 152nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 64.31 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Barsiha

Barsiha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barsiha as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Barsiha from other places

Barsiha lies about 27 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 7.2 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 Barsiha
Nearest railway station Maghar 7.2 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 12 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 27 km

Villages closest to Barsiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsiha village had a population of 823. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Barsiha village has 394 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsiha has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Barsiha covers 64.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barsiha falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barsiha is Maghar, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barsiha.

Barsiha is about 27 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsiha is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Maghar is about 7.2 km away. Khalīlābād is about 10 km away. Sahjanwa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidhauli (under 2 km), Sidhaulia (under 2 km) and Dultahi (under 2 km).

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

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