# Sonbarsa Village, Charpokhari, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Charpokhari, Bhojpur 

# Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a village in Charpokhari sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,711 people in 400 households**, the 7th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 2,711people (2011)
- 400households
- 72.1%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes

Sonbarsa falls in Charpokhari sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonbarsa
- Community development blockCharpokhari
- Census village code247407

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?

- Charpokhari (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)35 km by road
- Piro (nearest town)12 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 · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand 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 62% of the 333 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Charpokhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****47%**

**59%

Television ****13%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Charpokhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**916

Working population ****30.7%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 61.4% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 201 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (31%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 73 (9%) · **■** Marginal 292 (35%)

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 Charpokhari

- Nagri4,616 people
- Koel3,556 people
- Makundpur3,537 people
- Malaur3,299 people
- Siya Dih2,452 people
- Dhanauti2,294 people
- Babu bandh2,289 people
- Kumhaila2,111 people

[All 90 villages in Charpokhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/charpokhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonbarsa from Arrah?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbarsa?2,711 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Bhojpur district (Charpokhari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?72.1% (Census 2011)