Skip to main content

About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 255 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.88 hectares hectares.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 72.88 hectares
Population 530
Male Population 255
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 595th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 72.88 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

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 5 - 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 58 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 7.8 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 Harraiya 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 7.8 km
Nearest town Bānsi 12 km
District headquarters Basti 58 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harraiya 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 530. That makes it the 595th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 255 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Sonbarsa covers 72.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonbarsa falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Uska Bazar, about 7.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 58 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Harraiya is about 2.4 km away. Uska Bazar is about 7.8 km away. Bānsi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbarsha (under 2 km), Sonvarsa (under 2 km) and Chorha (1.8 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.