# Sonbarsa Village, Shamho Akha Kurha, Begusarai (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/shamho-akha-kurha/sonbarsa-238539/ Village · Shamho Akha Kurha, Begusarai # Sonbarsa Sonbarsa is a village in Shamho Akha Kurha sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar, PIN code **851130**. The 2011 Census counted **722 people in 108 households**, the 5th largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%. - 722people (2011) - 108households - 50.3%literacy - 851130PIN code ## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonbarsa is 851130.** Sonbarsa falls in Shamho Akha Kurha sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar. - PIN code851130 - Gram panchayatSalha Saidpur Barari - Community development blockShamho Akha Kurha - Census village code238539 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? - Shamho Akha Kurha (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Begusarai (district HQ)20 km by road - Begusarai (nearest town)20 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? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sonbarsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school5–10 km · Samho Akha Kurha - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begusarai - ○Degree college10+ km · Begusarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 68% of the 739 hectares of village land is sown, and 500 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, 13 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sonbarsa · ■ Shamho Akha Kurha rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **11% Toilet within the home ****31%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****25%** **31% Television ****12%** **5% Mobile phone ****67%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **28% Own their home ****96%** **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 · ■ Shamho Akha Kurha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%** **52.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935** **924 Working population ****24.9%** **31.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.6% for men and 42.1% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 48 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (69%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%) 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 Shamho Akha Kurha - Saidpur Salha Barari18,469 people - Jagan Saidpur5,112 people - Akbarpur Barari4,677 people - Akbarpur1,091 people - Salha391 people - Sathkurwa315 people [All 59 villages in Shamho Akha Kurha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/shamho-akha-kurha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonbarsa?851130 - How far is Sonbarsa from Begusarai?20 km by road - What is the population of Sonbarsa?722 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonbarsa in?Begusarai district (Shamho Akha Kurha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?50.3% (Census 2011)