About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 274 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Raghunathpur
Area (hectares)	28 hectares
Population	565
Male Population	274
Female Population	291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 68th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonbarsa as Available within 5 - 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 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 17 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 15 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	Raghunathpur	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Pachrukhi	15 km
Nearest town	Maniar	17 km
District headquarters	Siwan	17 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghunathpur 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 565. That makes it the 68th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 274 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1051.

Sonbarsa covers 28 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 Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Pachrukhi, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 17 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 Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Raghunathpur is about 8.9 km away. Pachrukhi is about 15 km away. Maniar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.