About Saunda Village

Saunda is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 422 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saunda village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	222 hectares
Population	845
Male Population	422
Female Population	423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saunda compares

By the 2011 count Saunda is the 17th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Saunda

Saunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saunda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saunda from other places

Saunda lies about 32 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 67 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 Saunda
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	32 km
District headquarters	Chamba	32 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	67 km

Villages closest to Saunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saunda village had a population of 845. That makes it the 17th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Saunda village has 422 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saunda has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Saunda is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saunda covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saunda falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saunda is Nurpur Road, about 67 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Saunda.

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

Saunda is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 32 km away. Chamba is about 32 km away. Nurpur Road is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.