# Sonbarsa Village, Obra, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Obra, Aurangabad 

# Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a village in Obra sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,802 people in 264 households**, the 40th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%.

- 1,802people (2011)
- 264households
- 73.4%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes

Sonbarsa falls in Obra sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDihari
- Community development blockObra
- Census village code253250

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sonbarsa from nearby towns?

- Obra (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)26 km by road
- Daudnagar (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sonbarsa?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sonbarsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sonbarsa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sonbarsa

Of every 100 households in Sonbarsa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Obra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****38%**

**48%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sonbarsa?

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Obra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**72.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1275**

**935

Working population ****24.6%**

**33.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 59.5% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 121 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 302 (68%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Obra

- Ratwar1,871 people
- Labadna1,863 people
- Sadikpur1,830 people
- Gira1,808 people
- Poktha1,711 people
- Jamuhara1,691 people
- Aranda1,663 people
- Tendua1,560 people

[All 151 villages in Obra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/obra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonbarsa from Aurangabad?26 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbarsa?1,802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Aurangabad district (Obra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?73.4% (Census 2011)