# Sonbarsa Village, Cheria Bariarpur, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/cheria-bariarpur/sonbarsa/ Village · Cheria Bariarpur, Begusarai # Sonbarsa Sonbarsa is a village in Cheria Bariarpur sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar, PIN code **848202**. The 2011 Census counted **3,017 people in 660 households**, the 15th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%. - 3,017people (2011) - 660households - 59.9%literacy - 848202PIN code ## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonbarsa is 848202.** Sonbarsa falls in Cheria Bariarpur sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar. - PIN code848202 - Gram panchayatKumbhi - Community development blockCheria Bariarpur - Census village code237513 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? - Cheria Bariarpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Begusarai (district HQ)35 km by road - Begusarai (nearest town)35 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? 9 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Cheriabariarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Manjhoul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 92% of the 543 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sonbarsa · ■ Cheria Bariarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **14% Toilet within the home ****12%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **74% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****46%** **51% Television ****3%** **9% Mobile phone ****63%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **22% 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 · ■ Cheria Bariarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **61.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937** **899 Working population ****25.5%** **31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.5% for men and 48.7% for women. 39% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 462 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (8%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 135 (18%) · **■** Marginal 104 (14%) 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 Cheria Bariarpur - Cheria Bariarpur5,696 people - Gopalpur5,094 people - Bishunpur4,557 people - Yakubpur3,164 people - Rampur2,835 people - Sakrauli2,742 people - Jaimangalpur2,309 people - Korjana2,254 people [All 34 villages in Cheria Bariarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/cheria-bariarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonbarsa?848202 - How far is Sonbarsa from Begusarai?35 km by road - What is the population of Sonbarsa?3,017 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonbarsa in?Begusarai district (Cheria Bariarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?59.9% (Census 2011)