About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 987, made up of 506 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824125, 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	Rafiganj
Pincode	824125
Area (hectares)	30 hectares
Population	987
Male Population	506
Female Population	481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 115th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonbarsa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 30 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 2.8 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	Rafiganj	2.8 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	30 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

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

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Common questions about Sonbarsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonbarsa village had a population of 987. That makes it the 115th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 506 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 824125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonbarsa falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Rafiganj, about 2.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 30 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 Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Rafiganj is about 2.8 km away. Aurangabad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.