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About Saundal Village

Saundal is a mid sized village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 417 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.18 hectares hectares.

Saundal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saundal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Area (hectares) 369.18 hectares
Population 792
Male Population 417
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saundal compares

By the 2011 count Saundal is the 59th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 369.18 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Saundal

Saundal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saundal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Saundal from other places

Saundal lies about 24 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 26 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 Saundal
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 18 km
Nearest town Pawni 18 km
District headquarters Bhandara 24 km
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 26 km

Villages closest to Saundal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saundal village had a population of 792. That makes it the 59th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Saundal village has 417 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saundal has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Saundal covers 369.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saundal falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Saundal is Bhiwapur, about 26 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saundal.

Saundal is about 24 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saundal is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Pauni is about 18 km away. Pawni is about 18 km away. Bhandara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surbodi (under 2 km), Nerala (2.9 km) and Chakara (3.3 km).

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

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