# Barsar Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/barsar/ Village · Dhuraiya, Banka # Barsar Barsar is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,787 people in 379 households**, the 46th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 1,787people (2011) - 379households - 59.9%literacy - 869females per 1,000 males ## Barsar PIN code and other codes Barsar falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBatsar - Community development blockDhuraiya - Census village code241091 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barsar from nearby towns? - Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Banka (district HQ)38 km by road - Bhagalpur (nearest town)42 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Barsar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Barsar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Samukhiya - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhoraiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barsar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include hand tools and terracota pot. About 98% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Barsar Of every 100 households in Barsar in 2011, 28 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barsar · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****28%** **20% Toilet within the home ****13%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **91% Tap water ****5%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **91% Use banking services ****49%** **32% Television ****11%** **6% Mobile phone ****38%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Barsar? ■ Barsar · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **58.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **943 Working population ****44.0%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.4% for men and 50.0% for women. 48% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 74 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (35%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 99 (13%) · **■** Marginal 334 (42%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Dhuraiya - Chandpur1,907 people - Bajar1,883 people - Ramandih1,838 people - BaniaChak1,812 people - Jagatpur1,741 people - Asi1,728 people - Jagankita1,651 people - Hirammi1,642 people [All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barsar from Banka?38 km by road - What is the population of Barsar?1,787 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barsar in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barsar?59.9% (Census 2011)