# Barsam Village, Andhratharhi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Andhratharhi, Madhubani 

# Barsam

Barsam is a village in Andhratharhi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,320 people in 903 households**, the 15th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 4,320people (2011)
- 903households
- 63.8%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Barsam PIN code and other codes

Barsam falls in Andhratharhi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarsam
- Community development blockAndhratharhi
- Census village code220644

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

## How far is Barsam from nearby towns?

- Andhratharhi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)12 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 Barsam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Barsam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maharaili
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanjharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghoghradih
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Barsam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 428 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Barsam

Of every 100 households in Barsam in 2011, 6 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barsam · ■ Andhratharhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****36%**

**39%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barsam?

■ Barsam · ■ Andhratharhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**909

Working population ****42.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 52.3% for women. 48% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 357 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,041 (57%)

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 Andhratharhi

- Gangdwar5,293 people
- Rudrapur5,207 people
- Pastan5,169 people
- Marukia4,671 people
- Harna4,309 people
- Deohar3,918 people
- Karnpur3,776 people
- Sihoria3,341 people

[All 48 villages in Andhratharhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/andhratharhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barsam from Madhubani?40 km by road
- What is the population of Barsam?4,320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barsam in?Madhubani district (Andhratharhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barsam?63.8% (Census 2011)