# Sonbarsa Village, Manjhi, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/manjhi/sonbarsa/ Village · Manjhi, Saran # Sonbarsa Sonbarsa is a village in Manjhi sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,098 people in 658 households**, the 18th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 4,098people (2011) - 658households - 71.4%literacy - 1,047females per 1,000 males ## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes Sonbarsa falls in Manjhi sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSonbarsa - Community development blockManjhi - Census village code233443 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? - Manjhi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)20 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)17 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 · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manjhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhapra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 79% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sonbarsa · ■ Manjhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **4% Toilet within the home ****13%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **80% Tap water ****4%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **70% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****82%** **71% Television ****12%** **15% Mobile phone ****76%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **12% 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 · ■ Manjhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **925 Working population ****20.8%** **26.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 57.5% for women. 36% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 63 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (14%) · **■** Household industry 42 (5%) · **■** Other work 170 (20%) · **■** Marginal 457 (54%) 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 Manjhi - Barwa Buzurg4,476 people - Bhajauna4,422 people - Siswa4,388 people - Bareja4,366 people - Belsara3,904 people - Mobarakpur3,740 people - Kohara3,689 people - Dumai Garh3,604 people [All 133 villages in Manjhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/manjhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonbarsa from Chhapra?20 km by road - What is the population of Sonbarsa?4,098 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonbarsa in?Saran district (Manjhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?71.4% (Census 2011)