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About Saundhgaon Village

Saundhgaon is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 8 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,375 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saundhgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saundhgaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249151
Area (hectares) 33.59 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 8
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,375
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saundhgaon compares

By the 2011 count Saundhgaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 33.59 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Saundhgaon

Saundhgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saundhgaon as Available within 5 - 10 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 Saundhgaon from other places

Saundhgaon lies about 34 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 28 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 Saundhgaon
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 1.8 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 18 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 28 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 34 km

Villages closest to Saundhgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saundhgaon village had a population of 19. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Saundhgaon village has 8 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saundhgaon has about 1375 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Saundhgaon is 249151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saundhgaon covers 33.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saundhgaon falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Saundhgaon is Dehradun, about 28 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saundhgaon.

Saundhgaon is about 34 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saundhgaon is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Dunda is about 1.8 km away. Mussoorie is about 18 km away. Dehradun is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dunda (1.8 km), Bagi (2.1 km) and Hitaru (2.3 km).

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

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