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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a small village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 192 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 841420
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 192
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 76th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonbarsa as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sonbarsa from other places

Sonbarsa lies about 45 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Katalpur Halt, about 3.7 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 Katalpur Halt 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 4.9 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 14 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 45 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baikunthpur 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 372. That makes it the 76th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 192 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 841420. 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 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonbarsa falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Katalpur Halt, about 3.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 45 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Katalpur Halt is about 3.7 km away. Baikunthpur is about 4.9 km away. Sāhibganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiratpur (under 2 km), Balha (under 2 km) and Teinrua (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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