# Barsu Village, Awantipora, Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/awantipora/barsu/ Village · Awantipora, Pulwama # Barsu Barsu is a village in Awantipora sub-district of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,904 people in 440 households**, the 9th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%. - 2,904people (2011) - 440households - 63.2%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Barsu PIN code and other codes Barsu falls in Awantipora sub-district, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatBarsu - Community development blockPampore - Census village code002985 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barsu from nearby towns? - Awantipura (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Pulwama (district HQ)18 km by road - Awantipora (nearest town)3 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 Barsu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Barsu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Pulwama - ○Degree college10+ km · Pulwama - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pulwama - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 6 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 Barsu known for? The main crops are **saifran**. About 75% of the 731 hectares of village land is sown, and 364 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 Barsu Of every 100 households in Barsu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Barsu · ■ Awantipora rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****72%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **51% Tap water ****70%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **87% Use banking services ****58%** **65% Television ****67%** **48% Mobile phone ****86%** **76% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **7% None of these assets ****6%** **11% Own their home ****99%** **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 Barsu? ■ Barsu · ■ Awantipora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%** **65.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **827 Working population ****24.6%** **31.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.7% for men and 51.2% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (4%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 226 (32%) · **■** Marginal 446 (63%) 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 Awantipora - Midoora4,441 people - Malang Pora4,034 people - Panz Gam3,358 people - Dogri Pora3,042 people - Kaichak Kot2,193 people - Larki Pora2,085 people - Goori Pora1,963 people - Naina1,897 people [All 46 villages in Awantipora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/awantipora/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barsu from Pulwama?18 km by road - What is the population of Barsu?2,904 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barsu in?Pulwama district (Awantipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Barsu?63.2% (Census 2011)