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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a large village in Sikta tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,454, made up of 1,300 males and 1,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sikta
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 2,454
Male Population 1,300
Female Population 1,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 30th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

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 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 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 Sikta 13 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 Sikta 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 2,454. That makes it the 30th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 1,300 males and 1,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Sonbarsa covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonbarsa falls under Sikta 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Sikta is about 13 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 Bhawanipur (2.6 km), Bhawanipur Tola Majharia (2.6 km) and Mathia (7.3 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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