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About Barsa Dihi Village

Barsa Dihi is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 134 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsa Dihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsa Dihi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721147
Area (hectares) 36.83 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 134
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsa Dihi compares

By the 2011 count Barsa Dihi is the 207th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 36.83 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Barsa Dihi

Barsa Dihi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barsa Dihi as Available within 10+ 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 Barsa Dihi from other places

Barsa Dihi lies about 167 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 7.6 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 Barsa Dihi
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 7.6 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Salbani 31 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 167 km

Villages closest to Barsa Dihi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Salbani 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 Barsa Dihi

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsa Dihi village had a population of 279. That makes it the 207th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Barsa Dihi village has 134 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsa Dihi has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Barsa Dihi is 721147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsa Dihi covers 36.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barsa Dihi falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barsa Dihi is Bakarkudi, about 7.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barsa Dihi.

Barsa Dihi is about 167 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsa Dihi is in Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Bakarkudi is about 7.6 km away. Balarāmpur is about 27 km away. Salbani is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baradiha (under 2 km), Gauranga Chak (2.5 km) and Jamda (2.7 km).

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

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