# Sonbarsa Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **802205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,958 people in 287 households**, the 36th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,958people (2011)
- 287households
- 77.1%literacy
- 802205PIN code

## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonbarsa is 802205.** Sonbarsa falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code802205
- Gram panchayatSonbarsa
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251351

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?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)65 km by road
- Bikramganj (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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sonbarsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kusi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 70% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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, 26 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**78%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**84%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****80%**

**66%

Television ****19%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**926

Working population ****25.3%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 65.7% for women. 42% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 184 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (38%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (9%) · **■** Marginal 78 (16%)

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 Karakat

- Nawada2,032 people
- Kirhi2,014 people
- Chiksil2,006 people
- Bad1,979 people
- Osawan1,952 people
- Chaugai1,939 people
- Ibrahimpur1,855 people
- Amaura1,792 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonbarsa?802205
- How far is Sonbarsa from Sasaram?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbarsa?1,958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?77.1% (Census 2011)