Barsunਬਰਸੁਨ

Where is Barsun?

Barsun is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and is served by the Mamoon gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027428, and it covers 139 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 79 people in Barsun: 41 men and 38 women, living in 14 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 139 hectares, the population density works out to about 57 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 927 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.06 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.21 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 20 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 18 main workers, the largest group, 9, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Barsun's land. Of the village's 139 hectares, 10 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (3 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (7 hectares). About 126 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 11 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Barsun is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chatwal, Tahra, Jandwal and Baghar.

What is the population of Barsun?

The population of Barsun was 79 at the 2011 census, living in 14 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Barsun have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Barsun has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.