About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,958, made up of 1,016 males and 942 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802205, 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	Karakat
Pincode	802205
Area (hectares)	208 hectares
Population	1,958
Male Population	1,016
Female Population	942
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 34th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonbarsa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 75 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bikramganj, about 10 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	Karakat	7.5 km
Nearest railway station	Bikramganj	10 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	75 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karakat 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 1,958. That makes it the 34th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 1,016 males and 942 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 802205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonbarsa falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Bikramganj, about 10 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 village for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 75 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 Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 7.5 km away. Bikramganj is about 10 km away. Rohtas is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.