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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 596 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.3 hectares hectares.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 247.3 hectares
Population 1,170
Male Population 596
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 54th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 247.3 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

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 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 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 Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 12 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 Gaunaha 10 km
Nearest railway station Bhitiharwa Ashram 12 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 14 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 35 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaunaha 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 1,170. That makes it the 54th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 596 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Sonbarsa covers 247.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 35 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 Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 10 km away. Bhitiharwa Ashram is about 12 km away. Rāmnagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahui (under 2 km), Matiaria (3.0 km) and Parsa (3.5 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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