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About Saundi Village

Saundi is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 470 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saundi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 132.7 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 470
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saundi compares

By the 2011 count Saundi is the 16th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 132.7 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Saundi

Saundi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saundi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Saundi from other places

Saundi lies about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 54 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 Saundi
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 18 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 25 km
Nearest town Tehri 25 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 54 km

Villages closest to Saundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saundi village had a population of 939. That makes it the 16th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Saundi village has 470 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saundi has about 998 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 1142.

The pincode recorded for Saundi is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saundi covers 132.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saundi falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Saundi is Harrawala, about 54 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 - 10 km distance for Saundi.

Saundi is about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saundi is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 18 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 25 km away. Tehri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deen Gaon (3.7 km), Ghandiyal Gaon (3.7 km) and Herwal Gaon (3.9 km).

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

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