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About Saunti Village

Saunti is a large village in Amloh tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,561, made up of 1,340 males and 1,221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saunti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saunti village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Amloh
Pincode 147301
Area (hectares) 499 hectares
Population 2,561
Male Population 1,340
Female Population 1,221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saunti compares

By the 2011 count Saunti is the 8th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 499 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Saunti

Saunti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saunti 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saunti from other places

Saunti lies about 52 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 7.6 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 Saunti
Tehsil headquarters Amloh 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Mandi Gobindgarh 7.6 km
Nearest town Gobindgarh 8.0 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 52 km

Villages closest to Saunti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saunti village had a population of 2,561. That makes it the 8th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Saunti village has 1,340 males and 1,221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saunti has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Saunti is 147301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saunti covers 499 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saunti falls under Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Saunti is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Saunti.

Saunti is about 52 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saunti is in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Amloh is about 1.7 km away. Mandi Gobindgarh is about 7.6 km away. Gobindgarh is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Annian (under 2 km), Amloh (1.7 km) and Bir Amloh (1.7 km).

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

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