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About Sauna Village

Sauna is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 25 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sauna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 32.18 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 25
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sauna compares

By the 2011 count Sauna is the 167th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 32.18 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Sauna

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

Sauna lies about 24 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 90 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 Sauna
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 12 km
District headquarters Chamoli 24 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 50 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 90 km

Villages closest to Sauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sauna village had a population of 49. That makes it the 167th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Sauna village has 25 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sauna has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Sauna is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sauna covers 32.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sauna falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sauna is Kotdwara, about 90 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 <5 km distance for Sauna.

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

Sauna is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 12 km away. Chamoli is about 24 km away. Srīnagar is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Trikot (under 2 km), Chula (under 2 km) and Chulakot (under 2 km).

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

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