# Barsoo Village, Lar, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Lar, Ganderbal 

# Barsoo

Barsoo is a village in Lar sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **191131**. The 2011 Census counted **2,102 people in 357 households**, the 15th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.

- 2,102people (2011)
- 357households
- 60.9%literacy
- 191131PIN code

## Barsoo PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barsoo is 191131.** Barsoo falls in Lar sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code191131
- Gram panchayatBarsoo
- Community development blockWakura
- Census village code002858

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

## How far is Barsoo from nearby towns?

- Lar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaderbal (district HQ)11 km by road
- Ganderbal (nearest town)10 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 Barsoo?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Barsoo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kurhama
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurhama
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gaderbal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gaderbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 9 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 Barsoo known for?

Products made here include carpets. About 60% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Barsoo

Of every 100 households in Barsoo in 2011, 92 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Barsoo · ■ Lar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**13%

Tap water ****59%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**66%

Use banking services ****89%**

**69%

Television ****67%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****1%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Barsoo?

■ Barsoo · ■ Lar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**61.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**854

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754**

**879

Working population ****26.7%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 50.1% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 154 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 279 (50%) · **■** Marginal 109 (19%)

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 Lar

- Rapore2,822 people
- Narayan Bagh2,666 people
- Wahid Pora2,344 people
- Chanthan Gulab Pora2,234 people
- Bena Hama2,079 people
- Thuru2,008 people
- Badam Pora1,817 people
- Was Kora1,592 people

[All 42 villages in Lar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/lar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barsoo?191131
- How far is Barsoo from Gaderbal?11 km by road
- What is the population of Barsoo?2,102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barsoo in?Ganderbal district (Lar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Barsoo?60.9% (Census 2011)