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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 259 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.87 hectares hectares.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 119.87 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 259
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 71st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 119.87 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

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 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 54 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Majhagawan, about 21 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 Majhgawan 20 km
Nearest railway station Majhagawan 21 km
Nearest town Atarra 29 km
District headquarters Satna 54 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majhgawan 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 502. That makes it the 71st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 259 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Sonbarsa covers 119.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonbarsa falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Majhagawan, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 54 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Majhgawan is about 20 km away. Majhagawan is about 21 km away. Atarra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patalia (under 2 km), Baraundha (1.9 km) and Shahpur (2.4 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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