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

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Village · Tikari, Gaya 

# Barsiwan

Barsiwan is a village in Tikari sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,264 people in 363 households**, the 36th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 2,264people (2011)
- 363households
- 62.6%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Barsiwan PIN code and other codes

Barsiwan falls in Tikari sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRupaspur
- Community development blockTikari
- Census village code254735

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?

- Tikari (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Tikari (nearest town)16 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mau
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 86% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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, 1 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barsiwan · ■ Tikari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**77%

Tap water ****34%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**53%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****57%**

**54%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Tikari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**952

Working population ****49.1%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 45.5% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 308 (28%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 292 (26%) · **■** Marginal 412 (37%)

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 Tikari

- Jalalpur2,441 people
- Kespa2,418 people
- Salimpur2,378 people
- Rupaspur2,287 people
- Panchanpur2,261 people
- Makhpa2,135 people
- Fatehpur2,101 people
- Musi2,100 people

[All 155 villages in Tikari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/tikari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barsiwan from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Barsiwan?2,264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barsiwan in?Gaya district (Tikari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barsiwan?62.6% (Census 2011)