About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a small village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 186 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Pincode	824205
Area (hectares)	109 hectares
Population	362
Male Population	186
Female Population	176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
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 142nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

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 30 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 16 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	Gurua	3.4 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	13 km
Nearest railway station	Ismailpur	16 km
District headquarters	Gaya	30 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurua 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 362. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 186 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 824205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonbarsa falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Ismailpur, about 16 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 30 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 Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 3.4 km away. Sherghāti is about 13 km away. Ismailpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.