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About Bharsar Village

Bharsar is one of the larger villages in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,094, made up of 2,546 males and 2,548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 877.79 hectares hectares.

Bharsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharsar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 877.79 hectares
Population 5,094
Male Population 2,546
Female Population 2,548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bharsar compares

By the 2011 count Bharsar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 877.79 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bharsar

The census records public bus service for Bharsar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharsar from other places

Bharsar lies about 17 km from Gorakhpur. 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 Bharsar
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 3.2 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 14 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 17 km

Villages closest to Bharsar

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 Bharsar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharsar village had a population of 5,094. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Bharsar village has 2,546 males and 2,548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharsar has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Bharsar covers 877.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bharsar notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bharsar.

Bharsar is about 17 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharsar is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about 3.2 km away. Khalīlābād is about 14 km away. Gorakhpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharwal (under 2 km), Parsadar (under 2 km) and Pharsa Dand (under 2 km).

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

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