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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a small village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 256 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Barun
Pincode 824112
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 256
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 127th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sonbarsa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonbarsa from other places

Sonbarsa lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Chirailla Pauthu, about 2.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sonbarsa
Nearest railway station Chirailla Pauthu 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Barun 4.2 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 13 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 17 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barun tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sonbarsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonbarsa village had a population of 485. That makes it the 127th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 256 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 824112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonbarsa falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Chirailla Pauthu, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Chirailla Pauthu is about 2.0 km away. Barun is about 4.2 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kazichak (under 2 km), Teri (under 2 km) and Bahuti (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonbarsa today is likely to be higher.

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