# Barsian Village, Nawanshahr – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/barsian/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Barsian Barsian is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144517**. The 2011 Census counted **1,088 people in 218 households**, the 127th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 1,088people (2011) - 218households - 84.4%literacy - 144517PIN code ## Barsian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barsian is 144517.** Barsian falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144517 - Gram panchayatBarsian - Community development blockNawanshahr - Census village code032072 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barsian from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)5 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town)5 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 Barsian? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Barsian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Saloh - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawan Shahar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Barsian known for? The main crops are **wheat, makki and rice**. About 88% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 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 Barsian Of every 100 households in Barsian in 2011, 95 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Barsian · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **97% Toilet within the home ****43%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **24% Tap water ****22%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **46% Use banking services ****40%** **85% Television ****86%** **87% Mobile phone ****64%** **75% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****34%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **11% None of these assets ****4%** **2% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Barsian? ■ Barsian · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****608** **896 Working population ****31.2%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.8% for men and 77.3% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 21 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 289 (85%) · **■** Marginal 15 (4%) 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 Nawanshahr - Barwa1,140 people - Soondh1,140 people - Chahal Khurd1,103 people - Mirpur Lakha1,097 people - Gorakhpur1,085 people - Mallah Sodhian1,078 people - Dharmkot1,077 people - Dosanjh Khurd1,077 people [All 284 villages in Nawanshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barsian?144517 - How far is Barsian from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?5 km by road - What is the population of Barsian?1,088 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barsian in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Barsian?84.4% (Census 2011)