# Sonbarsa Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824205**. The 2011 Census counted **362 people in 69 households**, the 148th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 362people (2011)
- 69households
- 44.3%literacy
- 824205PIN code

## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonbarsa is 824205.** Sonbarsa falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824205
- Gram panchayatManda
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255622

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?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)18 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gurua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 67% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**44%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****0%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.3%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**961

Working population ****48.9%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.1% for men and 41.3% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (52%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 46 (26%)

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 Gurua

- Kasla407 people
- Salempur376 people
- Bela374 people
- Hasanpur364 people
- Loki Khap341 people
- Phulsathar308 people
- Chhachhu Bigha305 people
- Beni Bigha298 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonbarsa?824205
- How far is Sonbarsa from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbarsa?362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?44.3% (Census 2011)