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- LGD code
- 220791
- Pincode
- 847403
- Post office
- Jhanjharpur RS
- Population
- 1,863
- Households
- 418
- Literacy rate
- 53.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1112 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 829
जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत
Sonbarsa ची तुलना
By population, Sonbarsa ranks #23 of 44 villages in Lakhnaur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.2%
+1.7% vs mandal average
- Sonbarsa
- 53.2%
- Lakhnaur mandal
- 51.5%
- Madhubani district
- 48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,112
+182 vs mandal average
- Sonbarsa
- 1,112
- Lakhnaur mandal
- 930
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Sonbarsa
- 4.5
- Lakhnaur mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonbarsa एका दृष्टिक्षेपात
Sonbarsa हे बिहारच्या मधुबनी जिल्ह्यातील Lakhnaur ब्लॉकमधील 1,863 लोकसंख्येचे 418 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Lakhnaur ब्लॉकमधील 44 गावांत 23वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 53% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 52% पेक्षा 2 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 1,112 स्त्रिया. पिनकोड 847403 आहे, Jhanjharpur RS पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 220791 आहे. गाव Benipur विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Binay Kumar Choudhary. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 2,196, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonbarsa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JHANJHARPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sonbarsa
- Total area (ha)
- 103.2
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 26
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sonbarsa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
मुख्य माहिती — Sonbarsa
- LGD code
- 220791
- Pincode
- 847403
- Post office
- Jhanjharpur RS
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,863
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,196
- Households
- 418
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1112
- Literacy rate
- 53.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Benipur
- Member of Parliament
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Binay Kumar Choudhary
- Block / Mandal
- Lakhnaur
तोच पिनकोड
Villages sharing pincode 847403
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View all 45+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)