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About Sounkakhet Village

Sounkakhet is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21, made up of 12 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sounkakhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sounkakhet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 9.69 hectares
Population 21
Male Population 12
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
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 Sounkakhet compares

By the 2011 count Sounkakhet is the 213th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 9.69 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1227.

Getting to Sounkakhet

Sounkakhet is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sounkakhet 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. The nearest villages by name are Seela Baghant, Seimi, Sera Chowk and Silri. 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.

Common questions about Sounkakhet

As per the Census of India 2011, Sounkakhet village had a population of 21. That makes it the 213th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Sounkakhet village has 12 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sounkakhet has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Sounkakhet is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sounkakhet covers 9.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sounkakhet falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Sounkakhet notes the nearest railway station 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 Sounkakhet.

Sounkakhet is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal 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.

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

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