# Sonbarsa Village, Kishanpur, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kishanpur, Supaul 

# Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a village in Kishanpur sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,522 people in 360 households**, the 30th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 1,522people (2011)
- 360households
- 58.0%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes

Sonbarsa falls in Kishanpur sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBauraha
- Community development blockKishanpur
- Census village code221241

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?

- Kishanpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)15 km by road
- Nirmali (nearest town)8 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?

4 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kisanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Supoul
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Supoul
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 73% of the 370 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Kishanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**49%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**98%

Use banking services ****29%**

**30%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Kishanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**951

Working population ****42.0%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 35.6% for women. 47% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 143 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (15%) · **■** Household industry 32 (5%) · **■** Other work 35 (5%) · **■** Marginal 336 (52%)

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 Kishanpur

- Keotapatti1,954 people
- Sisauni1,779 people
- Madhura1,751 people
- Barhatha1,719 people
- Dighia1,315 people
- Siswa1,225 people
- Pachgachhia1,081 people
- Katmungra964 people

[All 44 villages in Kishanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/kishanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonbarsa from Supaul?15 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbarsa?1,522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Supaul district (Kishanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?58.0% (Census 2011)