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About Sauni Village

Sauni is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 81 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sauni village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 323.96 hectares
Population 152
Male Population 81
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sauni compares

By the 2011 count Sauni is the 84th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 323.96 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Sauni

Sauni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sauni as Available within 10+ 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 Sauni from other places

Sauni lies about 48 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 92 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 Sauni
Tehsil headquarters Mori 21 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 48 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 76 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 92 km

Villages closest to Sauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sauni village had a population of 152. That makes it the 84th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Sauni village has 81 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sauni has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Sauni is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sauni covers 323.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sauni falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sauni is Dehradun, about 92 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sauni.

Sauni is about 48 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sauni is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 21 km away. Uttarkashi is about 48 km away. Mussoorie is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakhol (under 2 km), Sunkundi (1.7 km) and Saturi (1.9 km).

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

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