# Saunt Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Saunt

Saunt is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177104**. The 2011 Census counted **950 people in 239 households**, the 26th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 950people (2011)
- 239households
- 91.3%literacy
- 177104PIN code

## Saunt PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saunt is 177104.** Saunt falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177104
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010296

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Saunt from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)60 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Saunt?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Saunt; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Diyal
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhaliyara
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Har
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Saunt known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and mustard**. About 31% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Saunt

Of every 100 households in Saunt in 2011, 98 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Saunt · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**69%

Use banking services ****98%**

**95%

Television ****80%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Saunt?

■ Saunt · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**890

Working population ****37.9%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 86.4% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (14%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 141 (39%) · **■** Marginal 116 (32%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur

- Bihan998 people
- Chaplah977 people
- Jhaklehr970 people
- Umar963 people
- Bara904 people
- Sakri895 people
- Barwara891 people
- Ghartheru891 people

[All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saunt?177104
- How far is Saunt from Dharmsala?60 km by road
- What is the population of Saunt?950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saunt in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saunt?91.3% (Census 2011)