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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Baruraj tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,006, made up of 548 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Baruraj
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 1,006
Male Population 548
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 96th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,957 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonbarsa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 16 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kurhani, about 7.6 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
Nearest railway station Kurhani 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruraj 16 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 16 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruraj 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 1,006. That makes it the 96th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,957 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 548 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Sonbarsa covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonbarsa falls under Baruraj tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Kurhani, about 7.6 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 km distance for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 16 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Baruraj tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Kurhani is about 7.6 km away. Baruraj is about 16 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyanpur Haraulia (under 2 km), Phulwaria (1.6 km) and Harpur (3.0 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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