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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a small village in Bhitaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 32 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 531 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Bhitaha
Pincode 845104
Area (hectares) 343.2 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 32
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 531
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 343.2 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 845.

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 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 26 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Dudahi, about 13 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 Bhitaha 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Dudahi 13 km
Nearest town Padrauna 24 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 26 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhitaha 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 49. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 32 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 531 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 845.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 845104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 343.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonbarsa falls under Bhitaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Dudahi, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 26 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Bhitaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Bhitaha is about 3.1 km away. Dudahi is about 13 km away. Padrauna is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhakhwanhi (1.5 km), Bhuidharwa (1.7 km) and Bhitaha (3.1 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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