# Sonbarsa Village, Laukahi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Laukahi, Madhubani 

# Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a village in Laukahi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,221 people in 683 households**, the 21st largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 3,221people (2011)
- 683households
- 48.7%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes

Sonbarsa falls in Laukahi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonbarsa
- Community development blockLaukahi
- Census village code220035

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?

- Laukahi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)65 km by road
- Ghoghardiha (nearest town)25 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

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghoghardiha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nirmali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghoghardiha
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river

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 71% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Laukahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**42%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**96%

Use banking services ****35%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**29%

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 · ■ Laukahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%**

**55.1%

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

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**949

Working population ****54.1%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 31.6% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (20%) · **■** Household industry 79 (5%) · **■** Other work 115 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,153 (66%)

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 Laukahi

- Atri3,961 people
- Neur3,901 people
- Jiroga3,854 people
- Bharphori3,753 people
- Bikramsher3,111 people
- kukur doura3,072 people
- Lachhmipur2,955 people
- Kusmahi2,910 people

[All 66 villages in Laukahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/laukahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonbarsa from Madhubani?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbarsa?3,221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Madhubani district (Laukahi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?48.7% (Census 2011)