# Barsa Village, Ariari, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ariari, Sheikhpura 

# Barsa

Barsa is a village in Ariari sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,250 people in 331 households**, the 17th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 2,250people (2011)
- 331households
- 61.7%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Barsa PIN code and other codes

Barsa falls in Ariari sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChorvar
- Community development blockAriari
- Census village code244104

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

## How far is Barsa from nearby towns?

- Ariari (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)20 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)20 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 Barsa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Barsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ariari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Barsa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 468 hectares of village land is sown, and 303 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 Barsa

Of every 100 households in Barsa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barsa · ■ Ariari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****6%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**27%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****28%**

**29%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Barsa?

■ Barsa · ■ Ariari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**954

Working population ****40.8%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 51.7% for women. 50% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 353 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 398 (43%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 59 (6%) · **■** Marginal 94 (10%)

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 Ariari

- Masora2,701 people
- Birdaban2,501 people
- Baruna2,461 people
- Karki2,293 people
- Mahuet2,153 people
- Gohda2,003 people
- Intahara1,852 people
- Ariari1,755 people

[All 68 villages in Ariari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/ariari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barsa from Sheikhpura?20 km by road
- What is the population of Barsa?2,250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barsa in?Sheikhpura district (Ariari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barsa?61.7% (Census 2011)