About Saunja Village

Saunja is a mid sized village in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 285 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saunja village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sheosagar
Pincode	821123
Area (hectares)	92 hectares
Population	592
Male Population	285
Female Population	307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,077
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saunja compares

By the 2011 count Saunja is the 104th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Saunja

Saunja is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saunja 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saunja from other places

Saunja lies about 32 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khurmabad, about 6.8 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 Saunja
Nearest railway station	Khurmabad	6.8 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sheosagar	32 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	32 km

Villages closest to Saunja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saunja village had a population of 592. That makes it the 104th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Saunja village has 285 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saunja has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Saunja is 821123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saunja covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saunja falls under Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saunja is Khurmabad, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Saunja.

Saunja is about 32 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saunja is in Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district. Khurmabad is about 6.8 km away. Sasarām is about 9.8 km away. Sheosagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.