# Barsam Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/barsam/ Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa # Barsam Barsam is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852217**. The 2011 Census counted **5,089 people in 1,023 households**, the 13th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 5,089people (2011) - 1,023households - 59.7%literacy - 852217PIN code ## Barsam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barsam is 852217.** Barsam falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code852217 - Gram panchayatBarsam - Community development blockSonbarsa - Census village code226563 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? - Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)43 km by road - Madhepura (nearest town)22 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Barsam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonbarasa - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 86% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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, 1 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barsam · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **3% Toilet within the home ****10%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****77%** **44% Television ****2%** **4% Mobile phone ****70%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **40% 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 · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **937 Working population ****29.2%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.5% for men and 49.9% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 463 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 673 (45%) · **■** Household industry 35 (2%) · **■** Other work 41 (3%) · **■** Marginal 272 (18%) 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 Sonbarsa - Nanauti6,983 people - Kasnagar6,953 people - Baraith6,067 people - Mokma5,959 people - Atlakha5,056 people - Dahad4,996 people - Behta4,852 people - Gonram4,783 people [All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barsam?852217 - How far is Barsam from Saharsa?43 km by road - What is the population of Barsam?5,089 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barsam in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barsam?59.7% (Census 2011)