About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a large village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,070, made up of 1,545 males and 1,525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	802112
Area (hectares)	308 hectares
Population	3,070
Male Population	1,545
Female Population	1,525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
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 24th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 10.0 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 896.

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 108 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Methai, about 7.4 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	Methai	7.4 km
Nearest town	Saharsa	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	15 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	108 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 3,070. That makes it the 24th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 1,545 males and 1,525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 802112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonbarsa falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Methai, about 7.4 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 108 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Methai is about 7.4 km away. Saharsa is about 11 km away. Shahpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.