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About Barsana Village

Barsana is a large village in Chhata tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,544, made up of 1,354 males and 1,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 845.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 281405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Chhata
Pincode 281405
Area (hectares) 845.46 hectares
Population 2,544
Male Population 1,354
Female Population 1,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsana compares

By the 2011 count Barsana is the 66th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents. Its 845.46 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Barsana

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

Barsana lies about 33 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Chata, about 14 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 Barsana
Nearest town Kāman 11 km
Nearest railway station Chata 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhata 15 km
District headquarters Mathura 33 km

Villages closest to Barsana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsana village had a population of 2,544. That makes it the 66th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents.

Barsana village has 1,354 males and 1,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsana has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 856.

The pincode recorded for Barsana is 281405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsana covers 845.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barsana falls under Chhata tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barsana is Chata, about 14 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 village for Barsana.

Barsana is about 33 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsana is in Chhata tehsil of Mathura district. Kāman is about 11 km away. Chata is about 14 km away. Chhata is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiksoli (under 2 km), Manpur (under 2 km) and Unchagaon (2.1 km).

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

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