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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a small village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 173 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Pathargama
Pincode 814155
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 173
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 100th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

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 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 6.8 km from Pathargama, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 15 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 Pathargama 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Godda 15 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathargama 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 359. That makes it the 100th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 173 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 814155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonbarsa falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Godda, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 6.8 km from Pathargama in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Pathargama is about 6.8 km away. Godda 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 Belshar (under 2 km), Beltikri (under 2 km) and Parua (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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