# Barsam Village, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa 

# Barsam

Barsam is a village in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,533 people in 523 households**, the 36th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%.

- 2,533people (2011)
- 523households
- 48.0%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Barsam PIN code and other codes

Barsam falls in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhajuri
- Community development blockSimri Bakhtiarpur
- Census village code226586

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?

- Simri Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)12 km by road
- Saharsa (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 · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Simri Bakh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Simri Bakhtiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 76% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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, 12 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barsam · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****6%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**43%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**32%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barsam?

■ Barsam · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**48.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**931

Working population ****31.1%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 31.0% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 374 (48%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 163 (21%) · **■** Marginal 14 (2%)

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 Simri Bakhtiarpur

- Chapram3,036 people
- Lagma2,985 people
- Shankarpur2,772 people
- Bhagdewa2,718 people
- Hario2,491 people
- Madanpur2,454 people
- Madhuban2,383 people
- Turki2,359 people

[All 60 villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barsam from Saharsa?12 km by road
- What is the population of Barsam?2,533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barsam in?Saharsa district (Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barsam?48.0% (Census 2011)