About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is one of the larger villages in Sonbarsa tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,490, made up of 6,100 males and 5,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Sonbarsa
Pincode	843330
Area (hectares)	269.44 hectares
Population	11,490
Male Population	6,100
Female Population	5,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
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 4th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,056 residents. Its 269.44 hectares work out to about 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

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 30 km from Sitamarhi, 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
District headquarters	Sitamarhi	30 km
Nearest town	Sītāmarhi	30 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 11,490. That makes it the 4th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,056 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 6,100 males and 5,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 843330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 269.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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