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About Barsu Village

Barsu is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 43 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,349 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246162
Area (hectares) 92.1 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 43
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,349
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 Barsu compares

By the 2011 count Barsu is the 124th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 92.1 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, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Barsu

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

Barsu lies about 33 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 44 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 Barsu
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 7.6 km
Nearest town Pauri 17 km
District headquarters Garhwal 33 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 44 km

Villages closest to Barsu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsu village had a population of 101. That makes it the 124th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Barsu village has 43 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsu has about 1349 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Barsu is 246162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsu covers 92.1 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.

Barsu falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barsu is Kotdwara, about 44 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 Barsu.

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

Barsu is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 7.6 km away. Pauri is about 17 km away. Garhwal is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mankot (under 2 km), Panchur (under 2 km) and Thapala (under 2 km).

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

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