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

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Village · Shahpur, Bhojpur 

# Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802112**. The 2011 Census counted **3,070 people in 375 households**, the 24th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 3,070people (2011)
- 375households
- 73.7%literacy
- 802112PIN code

## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonbarsa is 802112.** Sonbarsa falls in Shahpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802112
- Gram panchayatParsounda
- Community development blockShahpur
- Census village code246597

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?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)40 km by road
- Shahpur (nearest town)10 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?

11 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ramchandar Semaria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 39% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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, 5 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**90%

Use banking services ****69%**

**63%

Television ****23%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**15%

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 · ■ Shahpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**909

Working population ****37.2%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 63.5% for women. 49% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (25%) · **■** Household industry 133 (12%) · **■** Other work 231 (20%) · **■** Marginal 379 (33%)

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 Shahpur

- Khagraha3,201 people
- Kharaun3,139 people
- Harkhi Pipra3,136 people
- Ramdatahi3,131 people
- Ramchandar Semaria2,854 people
- Lalu Ahir Ka Dera2,413 people
- Bahoranpur Dakhinwar2,326 people
- Lilari2,294 people

[All 137 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonbarsa?802112
- How far is Sonbarsa from Arrah?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbarsa?3,070 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Bhojpur district (Shahpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?73.7% (Census 2011)