# Sonbarsa Village, Bijaipur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj 

# Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **236 people in 35 households**, the 104th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 236people (2011)
- 35households
- 57.3%literacy
- 1,408females per 1,000 males

## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes

Sonbarsa falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhiridih
- Community development blockBijaipur
- Census village code229884

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?

- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)73 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)22 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?

6 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhore
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 99% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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, 100 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**50%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****97%**

**67%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

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 · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1408**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**957

Working population ****40.3%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 45.5% for women. 44% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 84 (88%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 8 (8%)

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 Bijaipur

- Mathiya lala326 people
- Rande315 people
- Karmanpur296 people
- Harpur236 people
- Chikwaliya222 people
- Naua Dih214 people
- Bhathwa197 people
- Rampur169 people

[All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonbarsa from Gopalganj?73 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbarsa?236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?57.3% (Census 2011)