About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is one of the larger villages in Harsidhi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,949, made up of 3,628 males and 3,321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 834.8 hectares hectares.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Harsidhi
Area (hectares)	834.8 hectares
Population	6,949
Male Population	3,628
Female Population	3,321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
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 the 8th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents. Its 834.8 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

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 7.7 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Semra, about 7.2 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	Semra	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harsidhi	7.7 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	7.7 km
Nearest town	Sagauli	9.6 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harsidhi 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.

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Common questions about Sonbarsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonbarsa village had a population of 6,949. That makes it the 8th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 3,628 males and 3,321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Sonbarsa covers 834.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonbarsa falls under Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Semra, about 7.2 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 7.7 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Semra is about 7.2 km away. Harsidhi is about 7.7 km away. Purba Champaran is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.