# Barsam Village, Saur Bazar, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Saur Bazar, Saharsa 

# Barsam

Barsam is a village in Saur Bazar sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852117**. The 2011 Census counted **2,524 people in 529 households**, the 27th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 2,524people (2011)
- 529households
- 65.6%literacy
- 852117PIN code

## Barsam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barsam is 852117.** Barsam falls in Saur Bazar sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852117
- Gram panchayatRampur
- Community development blockSaur Bazar
- Census village code226490

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?

- Saur Bazar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)15 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 93% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barsam · ■ Saur Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

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

**44%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****12%**

**38%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Saur Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**950

Working population ****41.2%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 53.8% for women. 44% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (26%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (3%) · **■** Marginal 636 (61%)

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 Saur Bazar

- Barahi2,982 people
- Sahuria2,932 people
- Kachra2,928 people
- Dham sena2,592 people
- Indarwa2,338 people
- Bansi Rauta2,281 people
- Dham sena2,085 people
- Ajgaiba1,885 people

[All 56 villages in Saur Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/saur-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barsam?852117
- How far is Barsam from Saharsa?15 km by road
- What is the population of Barsam?2,524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barsam in?Saharsa district (Saur Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barsam?65.6% (Census 2011)