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About Barsali Village

Barsali is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 38 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246429
Area (hectares) 78.06 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 38
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,211
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 Barsali compares

By the 2011 count Barsali is the 135th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 78.06 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Barsali

Barsali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barsali 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 Barsali from other places

Barsali lies about 18 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 90 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 Barsali
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 1.7 km
District headquarters Chamoli 18 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 43 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 90 km

Villages closest to Barsali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsali village had a population of 84. That makes it the 135th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Barsali village has 38 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsali has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Barsali is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsali covers 78.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barsali falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barsali is Kotdwara, about 90 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 Barsali.

Barsali is about 18 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsali is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 1.7 km away. Chamoli is about 18 km away. Srīnagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umatta (under 2 km), Karnprayag Beat (1.7 km) and Nakot Laga Dimar (2.2 km).

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

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