# Sonbarsa Village, Chainpur, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chainpur, Kaimur 

# Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a village in Chainpur sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,134 people in 168 households**, the 58th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 1,134people (2011)
- 168households
- 72.8%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes

Sonbarsa falls in Chainpur sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarjav
- Community development blockChainpur
- Census village code249852

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?

- Chainpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)18 km by road
- Bhabua (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?

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 · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhabua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhabua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Varanashi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 97% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Chainpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****34%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**27%

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 · ■ Chainpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1063**

**968

Working population ****41.0%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 61.4% for women. 45% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (35%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (5%) · **■** Marginal 229 (49%)

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 Chainpur

- Sherpur1,165 people
- Maliksaray1,152 people
- Jairampur1,142 people
- Bhagwanpur1,134 people
- Ghanti1,125 people
- Dulahra1,104 people
- Isapur1,076 people
- Arail1,058 people

[All 177 villages in Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/chainpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonbarsa from Bhabua?18 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbarsa?1,134 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Kaimur district (Chainpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?72.8% (Census 2011)