About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a large village in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,166, made up of 1,553 males and 1,613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841405, 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	Barauli
Pincode	841405
Area (hectares)	273 hectares
Population	3,166
Male Population	1,553
Female Population	1,613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,039
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 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 25th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 273 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

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 - 10 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 16 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 4.6 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	Barauli	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Ratan Sarai	4.6 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	16 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barauli 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 3,166. That makes it the 25th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 1,553 males and 1,613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 841405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 273 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonbarsa falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Ratan Sarai, about 4.6 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 village for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 16 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 Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Barauli is about 3.4 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 4.6 km away. Gopalganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.