Village · Bakavand, Bastar # Saunra Saunra is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494222. The 2011 Census counted 1,653 people in 409 households, the 34th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%. - 1,653 people (2011) - 409 households - 46.0% literacy - 494222 PIN code ## Saunra PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Saunra is 494222. Saunra falls in Bakavand sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494222 - Gram panchayat Saunra - Community development block Bakaband - Census village code 449410 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Saunra from nearby towns? - Bakawand (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ) 40 km by road - Jagdalpur (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Saunra? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Saunra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Karpawand - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jagdalpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bastar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Saunra known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and black gram. About 31% of the 758 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Saunra Of every 100 households in Saunra in 2011, 50 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Saunra · ■ Bakavand rural average - Electricity for lighting 50% 58% - Toilet within the home 2% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 96% - Tap water 1% 7% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 44% 38% - Television 6% 10% - Mobile phone 11% 11% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 27% 26% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Saunra? ■ Saunra · ■ Bakavand rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 46.0% 52.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1031 1008 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 977 994 - Working population 56.0% 54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.0% for men and 37.4% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 171 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 238 (26%) · ■ Household industry 12 (1%) · ■ Other work 53 (6%) · ■ Marginal 452 (49%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bakavand - Matnar 1,687 people - Bedaumargaon 1,675 people - Pathri 1,667 people - Dimrapal 1,656 people - Masgaon 1,619 people - Satlawand 1,583 people - Maretha 1,578 people - Nalpawand 1,547 people All 114 villages in Bakavand ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saunra? 494222 - How far is Saunra from Jagdalpur? 40 km by road - What is the population of Saunra? 1,653 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saunra in? Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Saunra? 46.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/saunra/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.