About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,244, made up of 616 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Jagdishpur
Area (hectares)	64 hectares
Population	1,244
Male Population	616
Female Population	628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
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 82nd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 909.

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 124 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 4.2 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	Tamuria	4.2 km
Nearest town	Jhanjhārpur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagdishpur	29 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	124 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagdishpur 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 1,244. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 616 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Sonbarsa covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonbarsa falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Tamuria, about 4.2 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 124 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Tamuria is about 4.2 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 12 km away. Jagdishpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.