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

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **821113**. The 2011 Census counted **514 people in 75 households**, the 157th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 514people (2011)
- 75households
- 76.1%literacy
- 821113PIN code

## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonbarsa is 821113.** Sonbarsa falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code821113
- Gram panchayatKharari
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251754

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?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)14 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)14 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bikramganj
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kharari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khairadev
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 99% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**83%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****91%**

**64%

Television ****53%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

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

**16%

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 · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**918

Working population ****24.3%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 70.3% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 29 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (6%) · **■** Other work 28 (22%) · **■** Marginal 60 (48%)

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 Kargahar

- Basupur527 people
- Gopalpur527 people
- Loknathpur527 people
- Rampur523 people
- Basudhara501 people
- Dhangua498 people
- Balbhaddarpur467 people
- Mominpur463 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonbarsa?821113
- How far is Sonbarsa from Sasaram?14 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbarsa?514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?76.1% (Census 2011)