About Saunthal Village

Saunthal is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 85 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saunthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saunthal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171007
Area (hectares)	69 hectares
Population	167
Male Population	85
Female Population	82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saunthal compares

By the 2011 count Saunthal is the 143rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Saunthal

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

Saunthal lies about 26 km from Shimla. 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 Saunthal
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	26 km
District headquarters	Shimla	26 km

Villages closest to Saunthal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Saunthal

As per the Census of India 2011, Saunthal village had a population of 167. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Saunthal village has 85 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saunthal has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Saunthal is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saunthal covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saunthal falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Saunthal 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 Saunthal.

Saunthal is about 26 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saunthal is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 26 km away. Shimla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.