About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a small village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 247 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Dinara
Pincode	802218
Area (hectares)	98 hectares
Population	473
Male Population	247
Female Population	226
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 129th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

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 71 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sanjhauli Halt, 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	Dinara	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Sanjhauli Halt	13 km
Nearest town	Bikramganj	14 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	71 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dinara 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 473. That makes it the 129th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 247 males and 226 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, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 802218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonbarsa falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Sanjhauli Halt, 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 71 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 5.8 km away. Sanjhauli Halt is about 13 km away. Bikramganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.