About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is one of the larger villages in Sonbarsa tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,297, made up of 6,422 males and 5,875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Sonbarsa
Pincode	852217
Area (hectares)	355.03 hectares
Population	12,297
Male Population	6,422
Female Population	5,875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,997 residents. Its 355.03 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

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 village. 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 148 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Dhang, about 27 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	Dhang	27 km
Nearest town	Sītāmarhi	30 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	148 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbarsa 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 12,297. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,997 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 6,422 males and 5,875 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 919.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 852217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 355.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonbarsa falls under Sonbarsa tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Dhang, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 148 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Sonbarsa tehsil of Saharsa district. Dhang is about 27 km away. Sītāmarhi is about 30 km away. Saharsa is about 148 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.