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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,018, made up of 2,044 males and 1,974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 4,018
Male Population 2,044
Female Population 1,974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 10th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

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 village. 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 11 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 2.7 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 Pachrukhi 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 8.3 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 8.3 km
District headquarters Siwan 11 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 4,018. That makes it the 10th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 2,044 males and 1,974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Sonbarsa covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonbarsa falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Pachrukhi, about 2.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 11 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 2.7 km away. Maharajganj is about 8.3 km away. Mahārājgani is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hajipurwa (under 2 km), Shahganj (under 2 km) and Bhajua (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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