# Bharsand Village, Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/sonbarsa/bharsand/ Village · Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi # Bharsand Bharsand is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843317**. The 2011 Census counted **2,813 people in 575 households**, the 34th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.5%. - 2,813people (2011) - 575households - 45.4%literacy - 843317PIN code ## Bharsand PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bharsand is 843317.** Bharsand falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843317 - Gram panchayatKhap Khopraha - Community development blockSonbarsa - Census village code219069 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bharsand from nearby towns? - Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)23 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)23 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 Bharsand? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bharsand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raghunathpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Bharsand known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Bharsand Of every 100 households in Bharsand in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bharsand · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****9%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****18%** **37% Television ****4%** **5% Mobile phone ****25%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****61%** **30% 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 Bharsand? ■ Bharsand · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%** **49.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **935 Working population ****29.8%** **32.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.5% for men and 32.7% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 85 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 323 (39%) · **■** Household industry 30 (4%) · **■** Other work 216 (26%) · **■** Marginal 183 (22%) 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 Sonbarsa - Parsa Khurd3,148 people - Araria2,916 people - Khap Khopraha urf Gobraha2,881 people - Sarwarpur2,880 people - Madhukarpur2,792 people - Pharchhahian2,766 people - Itaharwa Dularpur2,763 people - Jamua2,735 people [All 64 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/sonbarsa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bharsand?843317 - How far is Bharsand from Sitamarhi?23 km by road - What is the population of Bharsand?2,813 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bharsand in?Sitamarhi district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bharsand?45.4% (Census 2011)