About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a small village in Bijaipur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 98 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,408 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Bijaipur
Area (hectares)	90 hectares
Population	236
Male Population	98
Female Population	138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,408
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 97th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 90 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 1101.

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 5 - 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 51 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 15 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 town	Sikandarpur	10 km
Nearest railway station	Mairwa	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bijaipur	15 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	51 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bijaipur 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 236. That makes it the 97th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 98 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 1408 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1101.

Sonbarsa covers 90 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 Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Mairwa, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 51 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 Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sikandarpur is about 10 km away. Mairwa is about 15 km away. Bijaipur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.