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About Barshul Village

Barshul is one of the larger villages in Burdwan II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,483, made up of 2,796 males and 2,687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barshul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barshul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Burdwan II
Pincode 713124
Area (hectares) 322.91 hectares
Population 5,483
Male Population 2,796
Female Population 2,687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barshul compares

By the 2011 count Barshul is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents. Its 322.91 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Barshul

Barshul is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barshul as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barshul from other places

Barshul lies about 14 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Saktigarh, about 2.4 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 Barshul
Nearest railway station Saktigarh 2.4 km
Nearest town Memāri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Burdwan II 14 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 14 km

Villages closest to Barshul

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burdwan II 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 Barshul

As per the Census of India 2011, Barshul village had a population of 5,483. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents.

Barshul village has 2,796 males and 2,687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barshul has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Barshul is 713124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barshul covers 322.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barshul falls under Burdwan II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barshul is Saktigarh, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barshul.

Barshul is about 14 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barshul is in Burdwan II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Saktigarh is about 2.4 km away. Memāri is about 14 km away. Burdwan II is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saktigar (2.7 km), Gangpur (6.9 km) and Hatgobindapur (8.2 km).

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

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