About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a small village in Simri tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 60 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Simri
Area (hectares)	49 hectares
Population	127
Male Population	60
Female Population	67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,117
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 73rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

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 11 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Baruna, about 5.6 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
Tehsil headquarters	Simri	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Baruna	5.6 km
District headquarters	Buxar	11 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri 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 127. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 60 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Sonbarsa covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonbarsa falls under Simri tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Baruna, about 5.6 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 11 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Simri tehsil of Buxar district. Simri is about 5.1 km away. Baruna is about 5.6 km away. Buxar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.