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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a large village in Laukahi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,221, made up of 1,698 males and 1,523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Laukahi
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 3,221
Male Population 1,698
Female Population 1,523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 21st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,255 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

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 village. 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 35 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 4.2 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 Tamuria 4.2 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Laukahi 33 km
District headquarters Madhubani 35 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Laukahi 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 3,221. That makes it the 21st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,255 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 1,698 males and 1,523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Sonbarsa covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonbarsa falls under Laukahi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Tamuria, about 4.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 35 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Laukahi tehsil of Madhubani district. Tamuria is about 4.2 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 12 km away. Laukahi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gidrahi (8.6 km), Mahadewa (10 km) and Mahdewa (10 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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