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About Bersa Village

Bersa is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 900, made up of 458 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bersa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bersa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 524.07 hectares
Population 900
Male Population 458
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bersa compares

By the 2011 count Bersa is the 52nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 524.07 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Bersa

Bersa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bersa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baraurmma, Bela, Benryadi and Berada. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bersa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bersa village had a population of 900. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Bersa village has 458 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bersa has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bersa is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bersa covers 524.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bersa falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bersa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bersa.

Bersa is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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