Sunday, 8 November 2026

Government schemes and self-help groups in Sonbarsa

Sonbarsa had 4 self-help groups with 48 members in 2023-24, as reported by the Ministry of Rural Development's DAY-NRLM programme.

Self-help groups (DAY-NRLM)

Women's self-help groups formed under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission, by financial year, as counted by the ministry.

4Groups2023-24
48Members2023-24
YearGroupsMembersSC membersST membersOBC membersOther members
2025-26000000
2024-250156081
2023-24448100362
2021-221138050
2019-20780150632

Source: Ministry of Rural Development (DAY-NRLM), Village-wise Self Help Group and Members Count, data.gov.in (GODL-India), retrieved 30 Oct 2026.

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Welfare delivery points (Census 2011)

Which welfare facilities the Census 2011 Village Directory recorded in Sonbarsa, and how far the nearest one was when it had none.

FacilityIn 2011Villages in Gaya with it
Anganwadi centreIn the village74% of 2,886 villages
ICDS nutrition centreNot in the village · nearest within 5 km1% of 2,886 villages
ASHA health workerIn the village73% of 2,886 villages
Ration shop (PDS)Not in the village · nearest more than 10 km away3% of 2,886 villages
Self-help group (SHG)Not in the village · nearest more than 10 km away43% of 2,886 villages
Agricultural credit societyNot in the village · nearest more than 10 km away3% of 2,886 villages
Health sub-centreNot in the village · nearest 5–10 km away17% of 2,682 villages
Birth and death registration officeNot in the village · nearest 5–10 km away34% of 2,886 villages
Internet café / Common Service CentreNot in the village · nearest more than 10 km away3% of 2,886 villages
Post officeNot in the village · nearest 5–10 km away12% of 2,886 villages

Census 2011 — the official record from 2011, not today's situation.

Schemes that fit Sonbarsa's profile

Central schemes for rural households, chosen from the village's own Census 2011 figures. Eligibility is personal: check each scheme's page.

  • PM-Kisan — income support for landholding farmer families; Census 2011 counted 6 cultivators here. Check eligibility →
  • MGNREGA — 100 days of wage work a year for rural households; Census 2011 counted 180 agricultural labourers here. The district's figures are below. Check eligibility →
  • PMAY-G — housing for rural families without a pucca house; 160 households in Census 2011. Check eligibility →
  • PM Ujjwala — LPG connections for poor households; 160 households in Census 2011. Check eligibility →
  • Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY — ₹5 lakh a year of hospital cover for eligible families. Check eligibility →

All schemes and the eligibility checker →

Scheme progress in Gaya district

District-level figures for Gaya district, not figures for Sonbarsa.

Post-2011 updates

Scheme progress — Gaya district

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

These are district-level figures for Gaya district, not figures for Sonbarsa.

PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.

MGNREGA · Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee

Rural jobs scheme — Gaya district, 2025–26

The district's figures for the whole financial year (April to March) as the Ministry of Rural Development reports them.

These are district-level figures for Gaya district, not figures for Sonbarsa.

Households that got work
2,70,060
Person-days of work
1.1 crore
Average days of work per household
40
Households that completed 100 days
569
Average wage per person-day
₹259
Share of person-days worked by women
57.5%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Castes
24.5%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Tribes
0.7%
Active job cards
4,76,927
Job cards issued (all time)
11,15,521
Active workers
5,36,129
Works completed in the year
30,205
Works ongoing
45,388
Spending on natural resource works
75.3%

Figures are the year's last (March) report as published. Spending in rupees is not shown because the dataset does not state its unit. Reported as “GAYAJI”.

Source: District-wise MGNREGA Data at a Glance, Ministry of Rural Development, on data.gov.in · dataset updated 29 Oct 2026 · retrieved 29 Oct 2026

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Sources
  • Ministry of Rural Development (DAY-NRLM), Village-wise Self Help Group and Members Count, data.gov.in (GODL-India) — 30 Oct 2026 · www.data.gov.in
  • Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Village Amenities, Census 2011, via data.gov.in · Licence: Government Open Data License – India · censusindia.gov.in
  • Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Primary Census Abstract, Census 2011, via data.gov.in · Licence: Government Open Data License – India · censusindia.gov.in

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