# Barsiwan Village, Tan Kuppa, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tan Kuppa, Gaya 

# Barsiwan

Barsiwan is a village in Tan Kuppa sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,127 people in 155 households**, the 37th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 1,127people (2011)
- 155households
- 65.1%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Barsiwan PIN code and other codes

Barsiwan falls in Tan Kuppa sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhibar
- Community development blockTan Kuppa
- Census village code256712

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Barsiwan from nearby towns?

- Tan Kuppa (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)25 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)25 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 Barsiwan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Barsiwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tankuppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Barsiwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Barsiwan

Of every 100 households in Barsiwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barsiwan · ■ Tan Kuppa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****71%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**38%

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 Barsiwan?

■ Barsiwan · ■ Tan Kuppa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**963

Working population ****48.3%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 51.6% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 466 (86%)

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 Tan Kuppa

- Bahera1,196 people
- Desarna1,170 people
- Panti1,167 people
- Sila1,163 people
- Tetariya1,118 people
- Bardiha1,114 people
- Khalari1,103 people
- Maha Bigha1,103 people

[All 103 villages in Tan Kuppa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/tan-kuppa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barsiwan from Gaya?25 km by road
- What is the population of Barsiwan?1,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barsiwan in?Gaya district (Tan Kuppa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barsiwan?65.1% (Census 2011)