# Barsari Gram Panchayat, Beruarbari, Ballia: Pradhan Bittan Tiwari > Barsari is a gram panchayat in Beruarbari block of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh (LGD code 49754, PIN code 277202). > It has 2 villages: Aundhi, Badasari. > The Gram Pradhan is Bittan Tiwari. > It is in Bansdih assembly constituency (MLA: Ketakee Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party) and Salempur Lok Sabha constituency (MP: Ramashankar Rajbhar). > It is about 3.4 km north-east of Ballia district headquarters, and the nearest railway station is Bansdih Road (3.6 km). Source page: https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/ballia/beruarbari/barsari/ Updated 18 October 2026 · Sources: LGD, Election Commission of India, Census 2011 and other open government data ## Key facts - **Name:** Barsari / बड़सरी - **Type:** Gram Panchayat - **LGD code:** 49754 - **Block:** Beruarbari - **Tehsil:** Bansdih - **District:** Ballia - **Division:** Azamgarh Division - **State:** Uttar Pradesh - **Villages:** 2 - **Assembly Constituency:** Bansdih - **Lok Sabha Constituency:** Salempur - **Gram Pradhan:** Bittan Tiwari - **MLA:** Ketakee Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) - **MP:** Ramashankar Rajbhar (Samajwadi Party) - **PIN code:** 277202, 277219 - **Coordinates:** 25.8435° N, 84.2169° E (approximate) - **Schools:** 1 - **Polling Centres:** 1 - **Panchayat Secretary:** Vinay Kumar Singh ## Elected representatives - **Gram Pradhan:** Bittan Tiwari - **Panchayat Secretary:** Vinay Kumar Singh - **MLA:** Ketakee Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party), https://zoloth.com/leaders/ketakee-singh-mla-bansdih/ - **MP:** Ramashankar Rajbhar (Samajwadi Party), https://zoloth.com/leaders/ramashankar-rajbhar-mp-salempur/ ## Villages - Aundhi - Badasari ## Frequently asked questions ### In which block, tehsil and district is Barsari Gram Panchayat? Barsari Gram Panchayat is in Beruarbari block of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh, and comes under Bansdih tehsil. ### Who is the Gram Pradhan of Barsari Gram Panchayat? Bittan Tiwari is the Gram Pradhan of Barsari Gram Panchayat; phone 8052615470 (source: UP Panchayati Raj Department, as listed on 14 October 2026). ### Who won the 2021 Gram Pradhan election in Barsari? Brijanand won the 2021 Gram Pradhan election in Barsari with 604 votes (40% of the valid votes). The current office-bearer list names Bittan Tiwari, though, so the post may have changed hands since. ### How many villages are there in Barsari Gram Panchayat? Barsari Gram Panchayat has 2 revenue villages: Aundhi and Badasari. ### Was the Gram Pradhan seat of Barsari reserved in the 2021 election? In the 2021 panchayat election, the Gram Pradhan seat of Barsari was unreserved, so anyone could stand. Before that: 2005 (women), 2010 (unreserved) and 2015 (women). Reservation is decided afresh before every panchayat election, so it can change next time. ### What was the winning margin in the 2021 Gram Pradhan election of Barsari? The winner of the 2021 Gram Pradhan election in Barsari beat the runner-up by 151 votes (10.0% of valid votes). There were 6 candidates in the race, and 1,517 valid votes were cast. ### Who was the Gram Pradhan of Barsari before 2021? Earlier, the Gram Pradhan seat of Barsari went to Vitton (2015), Abhijith Tiwari (2010) and Sita (2005). We matched these older results to today's panchayat by name, and some boundaries have changed since, so treat them as a guide. ### What was the voter turnout in Barsari in the 2015 panchayat election? Turnout in Barsari was 73% in the 2015 panchayat election. ### How many ward members are there in Barsari Gram Panchayat? Barsari Gram Panchayat has 13 elected ward members, 5 of them women (38%), according to the UP Panchayati Raj Department list of October 2026. ### Who is the panchayat secretary of Barsari? Vinay Kumar Singh is the Panchayat Secretary (Gram Panchayat Adhikari) of Barsari; phone 7052517384 (source: UP Panchayati Raj Department, as listed on 14 October 2026). The secretary covers 6 gram panchayats, so call ahead to find out which day they're in Barsari. ### Which assembly constituency does Barsari come under? Barsari comes under the Bansdih Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency. ### Who is the MLA of Barsari? The MLA for Bansdih is Ketakee Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party), elected in the 2022 assembly election. They got 1,02,687 votes (47.7%) and won by 21,457 votes. ### Which Lok Sabha constituency is Barsari in? Barsari is in the Salempur Lok Sabha constituency. ### Who is the MP of Barsari? The Member of Parliament for Salempur is Ramashankar Rajbhar (Samajwadi Party), elected in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. They got 4,05,472 votes (44.2%) and won by 3,573 votes. ### What is the LGD code of Barsari Gram Panchayat? The LGD code of Barsari Gram Panchayat is 49754. It comes from the Local Government Directory, and many government portals use it to identify the panchayat. ### What is the PIN code of Barsari? Addresses in Barsari usually carry one of these PIN codes: 277202, 277219. The nearest post office is Rajpur (PIN 277202), about 1.0 km away as the crow flies. The panchayat office address on record is Gram Barsari Post Sahodih, 277202. ### What is the DIGIPIN of Barsari? The DIGIPIN for Barsari is 23K-6CC-FC7T. It marks the centre of the panchayat on the map, not any particular house or office. DIGIPIN is India Post's 10-character digital address code. ### How far is Barsari from Ballia? Barsari is about 3.4 km north-east of Ballia district headquarters as the crow flies; by road it will be further. From the centre of Beruarbari block, it is about 5.2 km south-east. ### Which is the nearest railway station to Barsari? The nearest railway station to Barsari is Bansdih Road (BCD), about 3.6 km away as the crow flies. Other stations close by: Chhata Aschaura (CATA), 4.3 km; Sahatwar (STW), 8.1 km. ### Which is the nearest airport to Barsari? The nearest airport to Barsari is Jay Prakash Narayan Airport (PAT), about 92 km away as the crow flies. The next nearest is Gorakhpur Airport (GOP), about 126 km away. ### Which is the nearest bank to Barsari, and what is its IFSC code? The nearest bank branch to Barsari is Canara Bank, Bansdih (IFSC CNRB0007715), roughly 3.9 km away. Other branches nearby: HDFC Bank, Bansdih (IFSC HDFC0005274) and Indian Bank, Bansdih (IFSC IDIB000B627). Your own account's IFSC is printed in your passbook and on your cheques. ### Where are the polling centres of Barsari? The State Election Commission lists 1 polling centre in Barsari: Prathamik Pathashala Varasari Hariharanagar. ### Which schools are there in Barsari? There is 1 government school building on record in Barsari: Prathamik Pathashala Varasari Hariharanagar. The list draws partly on polling-centre records, so it may not include every school. ### Which gram panchayats are near Barsari? The closest gram panchayats to Barsari, as the crow flies, are Narainpur (0.8 km), Phulwariya (0.8 km), Rajpur (1.2 km), Rajpur (1.2 km) and Saho Dih (1.2 km). ### How can I complain about work in Barsari Gram Panchayat? Start by raising it at the Gram Sabha meeting. If that doesn't work, give a written complaint to the ADO (Panchayat) at Beruarbari block, or file it on IGRS (Jansunwai) (jansunwai.up.nic.in) or call helpline 1076. Keep the receipt or complaint number safe. You can check what the panchayat has spent on egramswaraj.gov.in. ### Where can residents of Barsari get land records (Khatauni)? Go to UP Bhulekh (upbhulekh.gov.in), pick district Ballia and Tehsil Bansdih, then your village, to see the Khatauni. For a certified copy, go to a Common Service Centre or the Bansdih Tehsil office. ### How do I get a birth certificate or Parivar Register (family register) copy in Barsari? In Barsari, the Panchayat Secretary (Gram Panchayat Adhikari) registers births and deaths and also keeps the Parivar Register (family register). Report a birth or death in the village to them within 21 days, with Aadhaar and proof; after that the paperwork gets longer. You can then download the certificate from crsorgi.gov.in. For a certified Parivar Register (family register) copy, apply at a Jan Seva Kendra (CSC) or on e-District UP (edistrict.up.gov.in). ### How do I apply for an income, caste or domicile certificate in Barsari? Apply at a Jan Seva Kendra (CSC) or on e-District UP (edistrict.up.gov.in) with your Aadhaar, a photo and a self-declaration. For Barsari, the Lekhpal of Bansdih tehsil checks the application and the Tehsildar / SDM issues the certificate. Keep the application number; you'll need it to track the status. ### How do I apply for a ration card or pension in Barsari? For a ration card, apply on Food and Civil Supplies, UP (fcs.up.gov.in) or through a Jan Seva Kendra (CSC); Beruarbari block officials check rural applications. For old-age, widow or disability pension, apply online on Social pension portal (SSPY) (sspy-up.gov.in) or through a Jan Seva Kendra (CSC); the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Beruarbari verifies it. The pension goes straight into your bank account, so make sure the account is linked to Aadhaar. ### How can I check the MGNREGA (now VB-G RAM G) job card list or PM Awas (Gramin) list of Barsari? On nrega.nic.in, pick the state, then district Ballia, block Beruarbari and panchayat Barsari to see job cards, work done and wage payments. The PM Awas Yojana (Gramin) list works the same way on pmayg.dord.gov.in. New names get added through the Gram Sabha and the Beruarbari block office. MGNREGA became VB-G RAM G on 1 July 2026, and e-KYC'd job cards stay valid until the new cards are issued. ### When does the Gram Sabha of Barsari meet? The Gram Sabha of Barsari must meet at least twice a year (after the Kharif and Rabi harvests), and the Gram Pradhan calls the meeting. Every adult voter in the panchayat's villages is a member, so you can go and have your say. The meeting reviews the panchayat's accounts and approves the Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) and beneficiary lists. ### How do I check my name in the voter list of Barsari? The State Election Commission, Uttar Pradesh (sec.up.nic.in) publishes the ward-wise voter list for panchayat elections, and you can also see it at the Beruarbari block office. For assembly and Lok Sabha elections, search for your name on voters.eci.gov.in or the Voter Helpline app using the EPIC number on your voter ID card; Barsari is in the Bansdih assembly constituency. ### What is the Panchayat Advancement Index score of Barsari Gram Panchayat? Barsari Gram Panchayat scored 54.4 out of 100 in the Panchayat Advancement Index 2023-24, published by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj; it ranks 21st of 38 panchayats in Beruarbari block. ### What is the altitude of Barsari above sea level? Barsari is about 64 metres above sea level (an SRTM terrain model estimate for the centre of the panchayat). The land around it is almost flat, varying by only about 10 m within 2 km. ### How much rainfall does Barsari get, and how hot does it get? On 2001-2020 averages, the area around Barsari gets about 1,010 mm of rain a year, 85% of it between June and September. The hottest days, in June, reach about 48°C, while the coldest nights fall to about 1°C. (NASA POWER satellite-model estimates) ### How much farmland and tree cover is there around Barsari? Within about 2 km of the centre of Barsari, the land is 73% cropland, 12% tree cover, 4% built-up land and 7% water, going by ESA WorldCover 2021 satellite maps. ## Sources - [Assembly constituency boundaries (post-2008 delimitation), datameet/maps](https://github.com/datameet/maps), CC BY 2.5 IN - [Airports (OurAirports)](https://ourairports.com/data/), Public domain - [Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks Programmes](https://abp.championsofchange.gov.in/), Public government data - [NASA POWER agro-climatology (long-term monthly normals)](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/), Public domain (NASA) - [Zoloth curated tables (divisions, ODOP, schemes)](https://github.com/Zoloth-Technologies/my-panchayat-project), CC BY 4.0 - [Calculated by Zoloth from the sources cited alongside](https://github.com/Zoloth-Technologies/my-panchayat-project), CC BY 4.0 - [DIGIPIN national addressing grid, computed from the panchayat's reference point](https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/Pages/digipin.aspx), Open algorithm - [SRTM 1-arc-second elevation (AWS Terrain Tiles, Skadi)](https://registry.opendata.aws/terrain-tiles/), Public domain (SRTM); see terrain-tiles attribution - [Bank branches with IFSC/MICR (razorpay/ifsc-api)](https://github.com/razorpay/ifsc), MIT (public RBI data) - [UP gram pradhan election results 2005–2021 (in-rolls/local_elections_up)](https://github.com/in-rolls/local_elections_up), MIT (compilation); public election results - [ESA WorldCover 10 m land cover 2021 (v200)](https://esa-worldcover.org/), CC BY 4.0 - [Local Government Directory snapshot (planemad/india-local-government-directory)](https://github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory), GODL-India - [Lok Sabha 2024 constituency results](https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/), Public results - [Government schemes (myScheme.gov.in)](https://www.myscheme.gov.in/), Public scheme information (dataset Apache-2.0) - [National Family Health Survey 5 district fact sheets](http://rchiips.org/nfhs/), Public fact sheets - [Panchayat Advancement Index, theme-wise gram panchayat scores](https://pai.gov.in/PS/Public/TW-GP.aspx), Public government data - [Census of India 2011 Primary Census Abstract (district)](https://censusindia.gov.in/), Public - [All-India post office and PIN directory with coordinates](https://data.gov.in/catalog/all-india-pincode-directory), GODL-India - [National Panchayat Awards winners](https://panchayataward.gov.in/), Public government data - [Railway stations (datameet/railways)](https://github.com/datameet/railways), CC0 - [UP SEC panchayat polling centres (in-rolls/up_polling_station_locations)](https://github.com/in-rolls/up_polling_station_locations), Public government data; compilation by in-rolls - [Gram panchayat office-bearers report (PB-2 form)](https://panchayatiraj.up.nic.in/pblc_pg/Reports/PB2FormReport?ReportType=Filled&District=BALLIA), Public government report - [UP Vidhan Sabha 2022 and Lok Sabha 2024 segment results](https://results.eci.gov.in/), Public results - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0 - [Village boundaries with Census 2001 codes (datameet/indian_village_boundaries)](https://github.com/datameet/indian_village_boundaries), ODbL 1.0 - [Hindi names of assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies (Hindi Wikipedia state lists)](https://hi.wikipedia.org/), CC BY-SA 4.0 (page text); the names themselves are facts - [Hindi spellings derived from a place-name token dictionary (learnt from LGD and SEC names)](https://github.com/Zoloth-Technologies/my-panchayat-project), CC BY 4.0 - [Bihar panchayat general election 2021, Mukhiya and Sarpanch results (in-rolls/local_elections_bihar)](https://github.com/in-rolls/local_elections_bihar), MIT (compilation); public election results - [UDISE+ Basic Details of Schools (school directory with locations), via India Data Portal](https://ckan.indiadataportal.com/dataset/udise/resource/457fddf1-982f-4c85-855d-5095578accc1), ODC-BY 1.0 (India Data Portal); underlying UDISE+ data is public government data - [Bihar Vidhan Sabha 2025 results by constituency](https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/), Public results (ECI); Wikipedia compilation CC BY-SA 4.0 - [Local Government Directory, current snapshot (ramSeraph/opendata daily mirror)](https://ramseraph.github.io/opendata/lgd/), GODL-India (mirror under Unlicense) - [LGD village boundaries (ramSeraph/indian_admin_boundaries)](https://github.com/ramSeraph/indian_admin_boundaries/releases/tag/villages), CC0 1.0 - [Rajasthan panchayat general election 2026 (structure, schedule and results)](https://sec.rajasthan.gov.in/GramPanchayatDetails.aspx), Public government data - [Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha 2023 results by constituency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Rajasthan_Legislative_Assembly_election), Public results (ECI); Wikipedia compilation CC BY-SA 4.0