# Sonbarsa Village, Maharajganj, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Maharajganj, Siwan 

# Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,018 people in 566 households**, the 10th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 4,018people (2011)
- 566households
- 76.1%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes

Sonbarsa falls in Maharajganj sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHajpurwa
- Community development blockMaharajganj
- Census village code231882

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?

- Maharajganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)12 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)12 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Siwan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 72% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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, 2 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**96%

Use banking services ****71%**

**76%

Television ****21%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Maharajganj rural average

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

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**941

Working population ****31.8%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 66.3% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 382 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (21%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 222 (17%) · **■** Marginal 391 (31%)

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 Maharajganj

- Takipur5,643 people
- Jigrawn4,645 people
- Bishunpur Mahuari4,183 people
- Risaura4,073 people
- Shakra3,745 people
- Lerua3,604 people
- Madhopur3,595 people
- Siktia3,347 people

[All 71 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonbarsa from Siwan?12 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbarsa?4,018 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Siwan district (Maharajganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?76.1% (Census 2011)