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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 281 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Nagaruntari
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 122.29 hectares
Population 533
Male Population 281
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 59th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 122.29 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

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 10+ km distance. 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 36 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 3.4 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 Nagaruntari 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Nagar Untari 3.4 km
District headquarters Garhwa 36 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagaruntari 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 533. That makes it the 59th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 281 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 122.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonbarsa falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Nagar Untari, about 3.4 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 36 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Nagaruntari is about 1.9 km away. Nagar Untari is about 3.4 km away. Garhwa is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deikhoh (under 2 km), Purnanagar (under 2 km) and Hulhula Khurd (under 2 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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