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Sonbarsa

Kharsia mandal
Pincode 496661
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Sonbarsa is a village in Kharsia mandal, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh state, with a population of 789 across 190 households. The village has a literacy rate of 57.8% and is located at coordinates 20.043°N, 82.616°E.

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ramkumari
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LGD code
435236
Pincode
496661
Post office
Kharsia
Population
789
Households
190
Literacy rate
57.8%
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000♂
Workers
274
Distance to district centre
138 km
Distance to mandal centre
157 km
Distance to Raipur
169 km
Distance to Hyderabad
526 km
Nearest railway station
Junagarh Road · 39 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Goverment Hospital Karangamal. · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sonbarsa compares

By population, Sonbarsa ranks #70 of 137 villages in Kharsia mandal.

Literacy rate
%
57.8%
−7.8% vs mandal average
Sonbarsa
57.8%
Kharsia mandal
65.6%
Raigarh district
63.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,013
+1 vs mandal average
Sonbarsa
1,013
Kharsia mandal
1,012
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
Sonbarsa
4.2
Kharsia mandal
4.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sonbarsa at a glance

Sonbarsa is a village of 789 people in 190 households (Census 2011) in Kharsia tehsil, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, the 70th-largest of 137 villages in Kharsia tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 8 points below the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,013 women per 1,000 men. It lies 138 km from the Raigarh district centre, 39 km from Junagarh Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 496661, served by Kharsia post office; the LGD village code is 435236. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment Hospital Karangamal., 13 km away. The sarpanch is ramkumari , and the village votes in Bilaigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kavita Pran Lahrey. The population is estimated at 930 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonbarsa

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
20
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KHARSIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
7
Distance to district HQ (km)
44
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
SONBARSA
Total area (ha)
233.26
Irrigated area (ha)
19.74
Forest area (ha)
10.35

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Sonbarsa

LGD code
435236
Pincode
496661
Post office
Kharsia
Population (Census 2011)
789
Population (projected 2026)
930
Households
190
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1013
Literacy rate
57.8%
Coordinates
20.04286°N, 82.61574°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Janjgir-Champa
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bilaigarh
Member of Parliament
Kamlesh Jangde
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kavita Pran Lahrey
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ramkumari
Block / Mandal
Kharsia
Getting there

How to reach Sonbarsa

Mandal centre
Kharsia · ≈ 157 km
≈ 5 h 21 min by car · 6 h 22 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Raigarh · ≈ 138 km
≈ 4 h 43 min by car · 5 h 36 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur169 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad526 km
  • Kolkata658 km
  • Chennai813 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJunagarh Road39 km
  • Hospital / PHCGoverment Hospital Karangamal.13 km
  • CollegeJharigaon College44 km
  • Police stationJharigaon police Station45 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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