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Barsam

बरसाम
Saur Bazar mandal
Pincode 852221
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JANARDAN YADAV
Contact: 80****4557
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LGD code
226490
Pincode
852221
Post office
Sour Bazar
Population
2,524
Households
529
Literacy rate
49.6%
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,039
Distance to district centre
39 km
Distance to mandal centre
37 km
Distance to Patna
136 km
Distance to Kolkata
441 km
Nearest railway station
Tamuria · 16 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr. B K Paswan Clinic · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Barsam compares

By population, Barsam ranks #27 of 57 villages in Saur Bazar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
49.6%
+6.8% vs mandal average
Barsam
49.6%
Saur Bazar mandal
42.8%
Saharsa district
42.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
909
−4 vs mandal average
Barsam
909
Saur Bazar mandal
913
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.6 vs mandal average
Barsam
4.8
Saur Bazar mandal
5.4

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

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Barsam at a glance

Barsam is a village of 2,524 people in 529 households (Census 2011) in Saur Bazar block, Saharsa district, Bihar, the 27th-largest of 57 villages in Saur Bazar block. Literacy is 50%, 7 points above the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 909 women per 1,000 men. It lies 39 km from the Saharsa district centre, 2 km from Bheja, the nearest town, 16 km from Tamuria railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 852221, served by Sour Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 226490. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. B K Paswan Clinic, 8 km away. The sarpanch is JANARDAN YADAV, and the village votes in Saharsa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Indrajeet Prasad Gupta. The population is estimated at 2,976 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Rampur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Barsam · this village2,52450%
Barsam · Andhratharhi4,32052%0 km N
Barsam · Sonbarsa5,08948%0 km N
Barsam · Simri Bakhtiarpur2,53339%0 km N
Bheja · Madhepur11,79445%1.7 km E
Ranti · Rajnagar5.9 km NW
Ranti · Rajnagar9,64745%5.9 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barsam

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
2
Power hours (winter)
2
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
Yes
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SAHARSA
Distance to nearest town (km)
15
Distance to district HQ (km)
15
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
RAMPUR
Total area (ha)
193
Irrigated area (ha)
115.06
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Barsam

LGD code
226490
Pincode
852221
Post office
Sour Bazar
Population (Census 2011)
2,524
Population (projected 2026)
2,976
Households
529
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
909
Literacy rate
49.6%
Coordinates
26.10064°N, 86.38003°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Madhepura
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Saharsa
Member of Parliament
Dinesh Chandra Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Indrajeet Prasad Gupta
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
JANARDAN YADAV
Block / Mandal
Saur Bazar
Getting there

How to reach Barsam

Mandal centre
Saur Bazar · ≈ 37 km
≈ 1 h 16 min by car · 1 h 31 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Saharsa · ≈ 39 km
≈ 1 h 19 min by car · 1 h 34 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,794 people
Bheja · ≈ 1.7 km
≈ 3 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna136 kmcapital
  • Kolkata441 km
  • Delhi948 km
  • Hyderabad1266 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTamuria16 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr. B K Paswan Clinic8 km
  • ATM / bankCentral Bank of India23 km
  • Petrol pumpPetrol Pump29 km
  • Collegeश्री रामसुंदर संस्कृत विश्वविद्या प्रतिष्ठान21 km
  • Police stationAdarsh Police Station34 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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