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Barsu

बरसू
Bhatwari mandal
Pincode 249135
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LGD code
40722
Pincode
249135
Post office
Bhatwari
Population
469
Households
98
Literacy rate
65.7%
Sex ratio
1057 ♀/1000♂
Workers
326
Distance to district centre
24 km
Distance to mandal centre
10 km
Distance to Dehradun
80 km
Distance to Delhi
282 km
Nearest railway station
Dehradun · 80 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Maneri · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Barsu compares

By population, Barsu ranks #16 of 50 villages in Bhatwari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
65.7%
−6.5% vs mandal average
Barsu
65.7%
Bhatwari mandal
72.2%
Uttar Kashi district
65.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,057
+214 vs mandal average
Barsu
1,057
Bhatwari mandal
843
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.9 vs mandal average
Barsu
4.8
Bhatwari mandal
3.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Barsu at a glance

Barsu is a village of 469 people in 98 households (Census 2011) in Bhatwari tehsil, Uttar Kashi district, Uttarakhand, the 16th-largest of 50 villages in Bhatwari tehsil. Literacy is 66%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,057 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Uttar Kashi district centre, 80 km from Dehradun railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 249135, served by Bhatwari post office; the LGD village code is 40722. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Maneri, 13 km away. The village votes in Gangotri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suresh Singh Chauhan. The population is estimated at 553 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Barsu

LGD code
40722
Pincode
249135
Post office
Bhatwari
Population (Census 2011)
469
Population (projected 2026)
553
Households
98
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1057
Literacy rate
65.7%
Coordinates
30.84347°N, 78.60020°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Tehri Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gangotri
Member of Parliament
Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah
Member of Legislative Assembly
Suresh Singh Chauhan
Block / Mandal
Bhatwari
Getting there

How to reach Barsu

Mandal centre
Bhatwari · ≈ 9.9 km
≈ 20 min by car · 24 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Uttar Kashi · ≈ 24 km
≈ 49 min by car · 58 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun80 kmcapital
  • Delhi282 km
  • Kolkata1335 km
  • Mumbai1429 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDehradun80 km
  • Bus stopBus station3 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Maneri13 km
  • Police stationCheckpoint53 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Barsu

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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