About Sauntha Village

Sauntha is a large village in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,475, made up of 1,769 males and 1,706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sauntha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sauntha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Jalalgarh
Pincode	854325
Area (hectares)	389 hectares
Population	3,475
Male Population	1,769
Female Population	1,706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sauntha compares

By the 2011 count Sauntha is the 10th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 389 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Sauntha

Sauntha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sauntha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sauntha from other places

Sauntha lies about 16 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 4.4 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 Sauntha
Nearest railway station	Garh Banaili	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalalgarh	5.4 km
Nearest town	Kasba	8.3 km
District headquarters	Purnia	16 km

Villages closest to Sauntha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalgarh 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 Sauntha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sauntha village had a population of 3,475. That makes it the 10th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Sauntha village has 1,769 males and 1,706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sauntha has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Sauntha is 854325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sauntha covers 389 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sauntha falls under Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sauntha is Garh Banaili, about 4.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sauntha.

Sauntha is about 16 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sauntha is in Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 4.4 km away. Jalalgarh is about 5.4 km away. Kasba is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.