About Saunaha Village

Saunaha is a large village in Raxaul tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,496, made up of 1,944 males and 1,552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 798 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saunaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saunaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Raxaul
Pincode	845305
Area (hectares)	283 hectares
Population	3,496
Male Population	1,944
Female Population	1,552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	798
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saunaha compares

By the 2011 count Saunaha is the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents. Its 283 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Saunaha

Saunaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saunaha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saunaha from other places

Saunaha lies about 36 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhelwa, about 3.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Saunaha
Nearest railway station	Bhelwa	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raxaul	6.6 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	36 km

Villages closest to Saunaha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raxaul tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Saunaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Saunaha village had a population of 3,496. That makes it the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents.

Saunaha village has 1,944 males and 1,552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saunaha has about 798 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Saunaha is 845305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saunaha covers 283 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saunaha falls under Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saunaha is Bhelwa, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Saunaha.

Saunaha is about 36 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saunaha is in Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Bhelwa is about 3.3 km away. Raxaul is about 6.6 km away. Purba Champaran is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.