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- LGD code
- 244821
- Pincode
- 801306
- Post office
- Telhara (Nalanda)
- Population
- 2,573
- Households
- 386
- Literacy rate
- 54.6%
- Sex ratio
- 885 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 955
Census 2011 · in context
How Barsiawan compares
By population, Barsiawan ranks #16 of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.6%
−2.6% vs mandal average
- Barsiawan
- 54.6%
- Ekangarsarai mandal
- 57.2%
- Nalanda district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
885
−31 vs mandal average
- Barsiawan
- 885
- Ekangarsarai mandal
- 916
Household size
people per home
6.7
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Barsiawan
- 6.7
- Ekangarsarai mandal
- 6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barsiawan at a glance
Barsiawan is a village of 2,573 people in 386 households (Census 2011) in Ekangarsarai block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 16th-largest of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai block. Literacy is 55%, 3 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 885 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 801306, served by Telhara (Nalanda) post office; the LGD village code is 244821. The village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta. The population is estimated at 3,034 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barsiawan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIHARSHARIF
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Daniawan Paindapur
- Total area (ha)
- 143.29
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 123.73
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barsiawan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barsiawan
- LGD code
- 244821
- Pincode
- 801306
- Post office
- Telhara (Nalanda)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,573
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,034
- Households
- 386
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 885
- Literacy rate
- 54.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bachhwara
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Mehta
- Block / Mandal
- Ekangarsarai
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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