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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 430 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 836
Male Population 430
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 64th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonbarsa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 34 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 31 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 Dobhi 2.9 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 12 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 31 km
District headquarters Gaya 34 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

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

Common questions about Sonbarsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonbarsa village had a population of 836. That makes it the 64th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 430 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Sonbarsa covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonbarsa falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Tankuppa, about 31 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 km distance for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 34 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 2.9 km away. Sherghāti is about 12 km away. Tankuppa is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manhkar (under 2 km), Anwara Dohar (under 2 km) and Jaimangalpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonbarsa today is likely to be higher.

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