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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,790, made up of 931 males and 859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkagaon
Pincode 825311
Area (hectares) 190.32 hectares
Population 1,790
Male Population 931
Female Population 859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 28th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 190.32 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Sonbarsa

The census records public bus service for Sonbarsa as Available within 5 - 10 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonbarsa from other places

Sonbarsa lies about 20 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 13 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 Barkagaon 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Bes 13 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 20 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 20 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barkagaon 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 1,790. That makes it the 28th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 931 males and 859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 825311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 190.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonbarsa falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Bes, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 20 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barkagaon is about 3.6 km away. Bes is about 13 km away. Hazaribagh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darikalan (under 2 km), Chepa Khurd (under 2 km) and Churchu (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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