# Sonbarsa Village, Harsidhi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Harsidhi, Purba Champaran 

# Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a village in Harsidhi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,949 people in 1,452 households**, the 8th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%.

- 6,949people (2011)
- 1,452households
- 51.6%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes

Sonbarsa falls in Harsidhi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonbarsa
- Community development blockHarsidhi
- Census village code218041

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?

- Harsidhi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)33 km by road
- Areraj (nearest town)4 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?

14 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 · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Harsidhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhankharaiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 65% of the 835 hectares of village land is sown, and 263 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, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Harsidhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**50%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****27%**

**36%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

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 · ■ Harsidhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%**

**58.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**922

Working population ****32.4%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 40.3% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 488 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,465 (65%) · **■** Household industry 87 (4%) · **■** Other work 70 (3%) · **■** Marginal 144 (6%)

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 Harsidhi

- Bairiyadih8,235 people
- Jadopur7,294 people
- Ghiuadhar7,291 people
- Jaga Pakar6,998 people
- Dhawahi6,776 people
- Dudhahi6,485 people
- Murarpur5,834 people
- Panapur5,791 people

[All 61 villages in Harsidhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonbarsa from Motihari?33 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbarsa?6,949 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Purba Champaran district (Harsidhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?51.6% (Census 2011)