Sonbarsa observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
By population, Sonbarsa ranks #52 of 91 villages in Jagdishpur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonbarsa is a village of 1,244 people in 201 households (Census 2011) in Jagdishpur block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 52nd-largest of 91 villages in Jagdishpur block. Literacy is 45%, 12 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,019 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 802158, served by Jagdishpur (Bhojpur) post office; the LGD village code is 247251. The sarpanch is mahesh kumar, and the village votes in Raghopur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Tejashwi Yadav. The population is estimated at 1,467 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Shiv Pur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonbarsa · this village | 1,244 | 45% | — |
| Shiupur · Jagdishpur | 3,760 | 60% | — |
| Deorar · Jagdishpur | 3,080 | 45% | — |
| Dihri · Jagdishpur | 1,984 | 51% | — |
| Kunai · Jagdishpur | 1,407 | 37% | — |
| Bara Pokhar · Jagdishpur | 0 | — | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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