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About Barsali Village

Barsali is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 494 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249151
Area (hectares) 112.44 hectares
Population 1,033
Male Population 494
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsali compares

By the 2011 count Barsali is the 15th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 112.44 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Barsali

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

Barsali lies about 10 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 55 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
District headquarters Uttarkashi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 32 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 40 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 55 km

Villages closest to Barsali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dunda 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 1,033. That makes it the 15th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Barsali village has 494 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsali has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Barsali is 249151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsali covers 112.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barsali falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barsali is Dehradun, about 55 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 Barsali.

Barsali is about 10 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsali is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 10 km away. Dunda is about 32 km away. Mussoorie is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raturisera (1.9 km), Pab (2.3 km) and Dunda Range (3.0 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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