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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,802, made up of 909 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293 hectares hectares.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 293 hectares
Population 1,802
Male Population 909
Female Population 893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 40th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 293 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonbarsa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Obra 12 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 Obra 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 1,802. That makes it the 40th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 909 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Sonbarsa covers 293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonbarsa falls under Obra 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Chirailla Pauthu is about 2.0 km away. Obra is about 12 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 Rampur (5.5 km), Makhra (5.7 km) and Kajhwan (5.7 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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