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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Jogapatti tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,428, made up of 729 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845438, 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 Jogapatti
Pincode 845438
Area (hectares) 189.4 hectares
Population 1,428
Male Population 729
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 the 56th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,361 residents. Its 189.4 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

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 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 13 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kumarbagh, about 18 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 Jogapatti 4.9 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 13 km
Nearest railway station Kumarbagh 18 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 20 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jogapatti 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 1,428. That makes it the 56th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,361 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 729 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 845438. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 189.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Kumarbagh, about 18 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 - 10 km distance for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 13 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 Jogapatti tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Jogapatti is about 4.9 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 13 km away. Kumarbagh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nankar (under 2 km), Pararawan (under 2 km) and Sirsia (1.7 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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