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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a large village in Manjhi tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,098, made up of 2,002 males and 2,096 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Manjhi
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 4,098
Male Population 2,002
Female Population 2,096
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 18th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sonbarsa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 22 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is New Manjhi, about 5.0 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 Manjhi 2.4 km
Nearest railway station New Manjhi 5.0 km
Nearest town Revelganj 9.4 km
District headquarters Saran 22 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonbarsa village had a population of 4,098. That makes it the 18th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 2,002 males and 2,096 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Sonbarsa covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonbarsa falls under Manjhi tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is New Manjhi, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 22 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Manjhi tehsil of Saran district. Manjhi is about 2.4 km away. New Manjhi is about 5.0 km away. Revelganj is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Qazi (under 2 km), Narpalia (under 2 km) and Dhaurahra (under 2 km).

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

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