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About Sonbarsa Darap Village

Sonbarsa Darap is a mid sized village in Maker tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 296 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Sonbarsa Darap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa Darap village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Maker
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 296
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonbarsa Darap compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa Darap is the 27th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Sonbarsa Darap

Sonbarsa Darap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonbarsa Darap as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonbarsa Darap from other places

Sonbarsa Darap lies about 38 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Paru Khas, 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 Darap
Tehsil headquarters Maker 4.3 km
Nearest town Marhaura 12 km
Nearest railway station Paru Khas 13 km
District headquarters Saran 38 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa Darap

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

Common questions about Sonbarsa Darap

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonbarsa Darap village had a population of 577. That makes it the 27th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents.

Sonbarsa Darap village has 296 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa Darap has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1049.

Sonbarsa Darap covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonbarsa Darap falls under Maker tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa Darap is Paru Khas, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonbarsa Darap.

Sonbarsa Darap is about 38 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa Darap is in Maker tehsil of Saran district. Maker is about 4.3 km away. Marhaura is about 12 km away. Paru Khas is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbarsa Chintaganj (under 2 km), Mahesh Chhapra (under 2 km) and Rampur Darap (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonbarsa Darap today is likely to be higher.

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