# 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 **821107**. The 2011 Census counted **853 people in 112 households**, the 107th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 853people (2011)
- 112households
- 73.3%literacy
- 821107PIN code

## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonbarsa is 821107.** Sonbarsa falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code821107
- Gram panchayatKhaira Shahmai, Riwan
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251807

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)5 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)27 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)27 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?

10 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 · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khaira Sahmal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Diviya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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**. About 100% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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, 21 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**83%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****64%**

**64%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**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+) ****73.3%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**918

Working population ****26.3%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 61.7% for women. 43% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (15%) · **■** Marginal 94 (42%)

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

- Gokhulpur888 people
- Shukulpura888 people
- Sohwalia Kalan871 people
- Kusdihra862 people
- Semaria832 people
- Phakla812 people
- Bastalwa811 people
- Lakhanpura795 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonbarsa?821107
- How far is Sonbarsa from Sasaram?27 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbarsa?853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?73.3% (Census 2011)