Village · Baloda, Janjgir - Champa # Sonbarsa Sonbarsa is a village in Baloda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495559. The 2011 Census counted 607 people in 166 households, the 55th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 607 people (2011) - 166 households - 73.3% literacy - 495559 PIN code ## Sonbarsa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sonbarsa is 495559. Sonbarsa falls in Baloda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495559 - Gram panchayat Bagdabri - Community development block Baloda - Census village code 436684 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sonbarsa from nearby towns? - Baloda (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 30 km by road - Baloda (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sonbarsa? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Sonbarsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Khisiy - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Baloda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akaltara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sonbarsa known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 82% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sonbarsa Of every 100 households in Sonbarsa in 2011, 94 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonbarsa · ■ Baloda rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 86% - Toilet within the home 1% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 90% - Tap water 1% 8% - Drinking water within premises 0% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 2% 21% - Television 7% 19% - Mobile phone 6% 15% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 81% 40% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sonbarsa? ■ Sonbarsa · ■ Baloda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.3% 73.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 952 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 773 968 - Working population 62.6% 58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 63.4% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 99 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 200 (53%) · ■ Other work 20 (5%) · ■ Marginal 61 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baloda - Sultannar 739 people - Chhitapali 738 people - Jhapeli 698 people - Katra F.V. 637 people - Madhaipur 589 people - Shanicharadih Malgujari 583 people - Sattigudi 570 people - Donga Pendari F.V. 551 people All 69 villages in Baloda ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonbarsa? 495559 - How far is Sonbarsa from Janjgir? 30 km by road - What is the population of Sonbarsa? 607 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonbarsa in? Janjgir - Champa district (Baloda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa? 73.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/baloda/sonbarsa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.