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About Saonadi Village

Saonadi is a small village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 50, made up of 24 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saonadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saonadi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 50
Male Population 24
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
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 Saonadi compares

By the 2011 count Saonadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Saonadi

Saonadi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saonadi 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 Saonadi from other places

Saonadi lies about 69 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 7.9 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 Saonadi
Tehsil headquarters Potka 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 7.9 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 18 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 69 km

Villages closest to Saonadi

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

Common questions about Saonadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Saonadi village had a population of 50. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Saonadi village has 24 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saonadi has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Saonadi is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saonadi covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saonadi falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saonadi is Mahali Marup, about 7.9 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 Saonadi.

Saonadi is about 69 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saonadi is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Potka is about 6.3 km away. Mahali Marup is about 7.9 km away. Chāībāsa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (2.6 km), Baliposh (2.7 km) and Mukundpur (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Saonadi today is likely to be higher.

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