About Barsu Village

Barsu is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 228 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsu village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Bhatwari
Pincode	249135
Area (hectares)	145.84 hectares
Population	469
Male Population	228
Female Population	241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsu compares

By the 2011 count Barsu is the 44th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 145.84 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Barsu

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

Barsu lies about 20 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 80 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	Bhatwari	4.3 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	20 km
Nearest town	Tehri	52 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	80 km

Villages closest to Barsu

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

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Common questions about Barsu

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsu village had a population of 469. That makes it the 44th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Barsu village has 228 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsu has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Barsu is 249135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsu covers 145.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barsu falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barsu is Dehradun, about 80 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 Barsu.

Barsu is about 20 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsu is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Bhatwari is about 4.3 km away. Uttarkashi is about 20 km away. Tehri is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.