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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 296 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 296
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 74th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonbarsa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 105 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Muhammadganj, about 3.5 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 Muhammadganj 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 12 km
Nearest town Husainābād 15 km
District headquarters Chatra 105 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pratappur 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 561. That makes it the 74th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 296 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonbarsa falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Muhammadganj, about 3.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 105 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Muhammadganj is about 3.5 km away. Pratappur is about 12 km away. Husainābād is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kararua (2.8 km), Bhagia (3.7 km) and Panti (4.1 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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