# Sonbarsa Village, Sikta, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikta, Pashchim Champaran 

# Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a village in Sikta sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,454 people in 462 households**, the 30th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 2,454people (2011)
- 462households
- 39.0%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes

Sonbarsa falls in Sikta sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonbarsa
- Community development blockSikta
- Census village code217219

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?

- Sikta (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)42 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)42 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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, wheat and sugar cane**. About 43% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Sikta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**40%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

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 · ■ Sikta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.0%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**951

Working population ****35.8%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.2% for men and 30.9% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 53 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 717 (82%) · **■** Other work 30 (3%) · **■** Marginal 78 (9%)

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 Sikta

- Pokharia2,763 people
- Ausanpur2,665 people
- Sabaithwa2,620 people
- Jaisinghpur2,464 people
- Tola Gularia2,374 people
- Narkatia2,372 people
- Kursi Barwa2,115 people
- Mathia2,049 people

[All 61 villages in Sikta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonbarsa from Bettiah?42 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbarsa?2,454 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sikta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?39.0% (Census 2011)