# Sonbarsa Village, Pharenda, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Pharenda, Mahrajganj 

# Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa is a village in Pharenda sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,514 people in 247 households**, the 111th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 1,514people (2011)
- 247households
- 58.4%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonbarsa

Of every 100 households in Sonbarsa in 2011, 21 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sonbarsa · ■ Pharenda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**94%

Use banking services ****94%**

**85%

Television ****22%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Pharenda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**941

Working population ****35.4%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 41.5% for women. 45% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 108 (20%) · **■** Marginal 280 (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 Pharenda

- Parsa Mahanth1,599 people
- Parsauna1,582 people
- Jhunuwa1,566 people
- Kushha1,559 people
- Jhawakot1,489 people
- Kasht Khaira1,463 people
- Laukahi1,453 people
- Khar Khora1,447 people

[All 233 villages in Pharenda](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/pharenda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonbarsa?1,514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbarsa in?Mahrajganj district (Pharenda sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbarsa?58.4% (Census 2011)