About Saunt Village

Saunt is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 464 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saunt Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saunt village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	177104
Area (hectares)	141.45 hectares
Population	950
Male Population	464
Female Population	486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saunt compares

By the 2011 count Saunt is the 26th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 141.45 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Saunt

Saunt is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saunt 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. The nearest villages by name are Samdol, Sameli, Samnoli and Sanot. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Saunt

As per the Census of India 2011, Saunt village had a population of 950. That makes it the 26th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Saunt village has 464 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saunt has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Saunt is 177104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saunt covers 141.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saunt falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Saunt notes the nearest railway station 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 Saunt.

Saunt is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.