About Sonbarisa Village

Sonbarisa is one of the larger villages in Nawanagar tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,311, made up of 3,735 males and 3,576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares.

Sonbarisa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarisa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Nawanagar
Area (hectares)	289 hectares
Population	7,311
Male Population	3,735
Female Population	3,576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbarisa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarisa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sonbarisa

Sonbarisa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonbarisa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonbarisa from other places

Sonbarisa lies about 40 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Sanjhauli Halt, about 13 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 Sonbarisa
Nearest railway station	Sanjhauli Halt	13 km
Nearest town	Bikramganj	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanagar	18 km
District headquarters	Buxar	40 km

Villages closest to Sonbarisa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonbarisa village had a population of 7,311. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents.

Sonbarisa village has 3,735 males and 3,576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarisa has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Sonbarisa covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonbarisa falls under Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarisa is Sanjhauli Halt, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonbarisa.

Sonbarisa is about 40 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarisa is in Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district. Sanjhauli Halt is about 13 km away. Bikramganj is about 14 km away. Nawanagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.