# Sonbarsa Village, Baruraj, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baruraj, Muzaffarpur 

# Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a village in Baruraj sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,006 people in 202 households**, the 99th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 1,006people (2011)
- 202households
- 64.8%literacy
- 836females per 1,000 males

## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes

Sonbarsa falls in Baruraj sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPakri
- Community development blockBaruraj
- Census village code228091

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?

- Baruraj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Motipur (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?

8 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baruraj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 39% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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, 29 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Baruraj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**50%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****29%**

**44%

Television ****10%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**17%

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 · ■ Baruraj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****836**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**926

Working population ****57.8%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 53.3% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (14%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 480 (83%)

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 Baruraj

- Bara Baijnath1,108 people
- Dharampur Ishak1,075 people
- Bhataulia1,061 people
- Pearepur Asli1,052 people
- Semra990 people
- Mushari Paraspur988 people
- Panapur961 people
- Mithanpura Siri Ram945 people

[All 129 villages in Baruraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/baruraj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonbarsa from Muzaffarpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbarsa?1,006 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Muzaffarpur district (Baruraj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?64.8% (Census 2011)