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About Sonbarsa Village

Sonbarsa is a mid sized village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,787, made up of 965 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271840, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarsa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Bhinga
Pincode 271840
Area (hectares) 238.79 hectares
Population 1,787
Male Population 965
Female Population 822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarsa is the 154th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 238.79 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonbarsa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 21 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Kauwapur, about 41 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 Bhinga 15 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 21 km
Nearest railway station Kauwapur 41 km

Villages closest to Sonbarsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhinga 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 1,787. That makes it the 154th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Sonbarsa village has 965 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarsa has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Sonbarsa is 271840. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbarsa covers 238.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonbarsa falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarsa is Kauwapur, about 41 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonbarsa.

Sonbarsa is about 21 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbarsa is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Bhinga is about 15 km away. Shrawasti is about 21 km away. Kauwapur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piprahwa Ranjitpur (under 2 km), Puredari (1.5 km) and Chailahi (2.1 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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