About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 248 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821113, 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	Kargahar
Pincode	821113
Area (hectares)	114 hectares
Population	514
Male Population	248
Female Population	266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,073
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 144th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

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 14 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Japla, about 2.8 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	Japla	2.8 km
Nearest town	Husainābād	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kargahar	14 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	14 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kargahar 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 514. That makes it the 144th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 248 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 821113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonbarsa falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Japla, about 2.8 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 14 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 Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. Japla is about 2.8 km away. Husainābād is about 3.7 km away. Kargahar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.