About Saun Village

Saun is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 120 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,567 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Lad Bharol
Pincode	176126
Area (hectares)	133.47 hectares
Population	308
Male Population	120
Female Population	188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,567
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saun compares

By the 2011 count Saun is the 22nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 133.47 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Saun

Saun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saun 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 Saun from other places

Saun lies about 48 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 15 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 Saun
Nearest railway station	Panchrukhi	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lad Bharol	20 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	36 km
District headquarters	Mandi	48 km

Villages closest to Saun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Saun

As per the Census of India 2011, Saun village had a population of 308. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Saun village has 120 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saun has about 1567 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Saun is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saun covers 133.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saun falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saun is Panchrukhi, about 15 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 Saun.

Saun is about 48 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saun is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Panchrukhi is about 15 km away. Lad Bharol is about 20 km away. Dharamsala is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.