# Sonbarsa Village, Bairia, Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Bairia, Ballia 

# Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a village in Bairia sub-district of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **20,735 people in 2,759 households**, the 3rd largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 20,735people (2011)
- 2,759households
- 69.6%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonbarsa

Of every 100 households in Sonbarsa in 2011, 26 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Bairia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**74%

Tap water ****18%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**86%

Use banking services ****84%**

**79%

Television ****30%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Bairia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858**

**903

Working population ****30.7%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 56.3% for women. 42% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1,145 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,189 (19%) · **■** Household industry 259 (4%) · **■** Other work 934 (15%) · **■** Marginal 2,842 (45%)

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 Bairia

- Bariya28,394 people
- Ibarahimabad Uparwar20,790 people
- Kotawa13,987 people
- Shri Nagar13,376 people
- Chand Diar11,106 people
- Korrha Nobarar11,000 people

[All 164 villages in Bairia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/bairia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonbarsa?20,735 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Ballia district (Bairia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?69.6% (Census 2011)