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

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Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar, PIN code **824125**. The 2011 Census counted **987 people in 134 households**, the 118th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 987people (2011)
- 134households
- 67.5%literacy
- 824125PIN code

## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonbarsa is 824125.** Sonbarsa falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- PIN code824125
- Gram panchayatChaubra
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253037

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?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)26 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)3 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rafiganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 93% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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, 3 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**82%

Tap water ****7%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**94%

Use banking services ****65%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1157**

**961

Working population ****23.2%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 60.3% for women. 42% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 156 (68%) · **■** Marginal 23 (10%)

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 Rafiganj

- Karma Husen1,013 people
- Dhamni1,009 people
- Batura1,008 people
- Nima Bazid1,006 people
- Panararia984 people
- Tetar Chak974 people
- Majhauli971 people
- Kumhaini961 people

[All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonbarsa?824125
- How far is Sonbarsa from Aurangabad?26 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbarsa?987 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?67.5% (Census 2011)