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About Barsila Village

Barsila is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 5 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsila village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246159
Area (hectares) 50.52 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 5
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,600
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 Barsila compares

By the 2011 count Barsila is the 618th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 50.52 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1259.

Getting to Barsila

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

Barsila lies about 56 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, 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 Barsila
Nearest town Srīnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 19 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 44 km
District headquarters Garhwal 56 km

Villages closest to Barsila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsila village had a population of 13. That makes it the 618th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Barsila village has 5 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsila has about 1600 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Barsila is 246159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsila covers 50.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barsila falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barsila is Rishikesh, 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 Barsila.

Barsila is about 56 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsila is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 13 km away. Pauri is about 19 km away. Rishikesh is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naoselu (under 2 km), Kyorki Sain (1.7 km) and Palsain (1.7 km).

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

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