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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Baloda tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 311 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Baloda
Pincode 495559
Area (hectares) 105.84 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 311
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available
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 54th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 105.84 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

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. 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 23 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 17 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 Baloda 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Kapan 17 km
Nearest town Bhelai 17 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 23 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda 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 607. That makes it the 54th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 311 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 495559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 105.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonbarsa falls under Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Kapan, about 17 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 23 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Baloda is about 6.6 km away. Kapan is about 17 km away. Bhelai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achanakpur (under 2 km), Karma (under 2 km) and Bagdabri (1.5 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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