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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 283 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 325.84 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 283
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 110th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 325.84 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 60 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 4.6 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 Bhatapara 4.6 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 26 km
District headquarters Raipur 60 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simga 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 564. That makes it the 110th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 283 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 325.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonbarsa falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Bhatapara, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 60 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Bhatapara is about 4.6 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 4.9 km away. Simga is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurdi (3.0 km), Diggi (4.3 km) and Bilaidabri (5.0 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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