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About Soundal Village

Soundal is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 105 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soundal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soundal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246162
Area (hectares) 138.08 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 105
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
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 Soundal compares

By the 2011 count Soundal is the 46th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 138.08 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Soundal

Soundal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Soundal 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 Soundal from other places

Soundal lies about 10 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Soundal
District headquarters Garhwal 10 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 30 km

Villages closest to Soundal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soundal village had a population of 224. That makes it the 46th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Soundal village has 105 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soundal has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Soundal is 246162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soundal covers 138.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Soundal falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Soundal is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Soundal.

Soundal is about 10 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soundal is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 10 km away. Kotdwāra is about 17 km away. Kotdwara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nal (2.4 km), Dev Kandai Malli (4.9 km) and Saim (5.6 km).

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

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