About Raunt Village

Raunt is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 472 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raunt Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raunt village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Shahkot
Pincode	144703
Area (hectares)	242.81 hectares
Population	885
Male Population	472
Female Population	413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raunt compares

By the 2011 count Raunt is the 60th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 242.81 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 956.

Getting to Raunt

Raunt is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raunt as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Raipur, Raiwal Dona, Rame and Rame Taharpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Raunt

As per the Census of India 2011, Raunt village had a population of 885. That makes it the 60th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Raunt village has 472 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raunt has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Raunt is 144703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raunt covers 242.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raunt falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The census record for Raunt notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raunt.

Raunt is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.