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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Samri tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 294 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 954.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Samri
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 954.02 hectares
Population 584
Male Population 294
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 73rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 978 residents. Its 954.02 hectares work out to about 0.6 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, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

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 82 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 42 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 Samri 22 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 42 km
Nearest town Medininagar 56 km
District headquarters Surguja 82 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samri 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 584. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 978 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 294 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 954.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonbarsa falls under Samri tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Barwadih Junction, about 42 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 82 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Samri tehsil of Surguja district. Samri is about 22 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 42 km away. Medininagar is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karacha (4.2 km), Bhojpur (4.7 km) and Khajuriyadih (4.7 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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