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Saunda Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Saunda is a medium size village located in Chaurah Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 139 families residing. The Saunda village has population of 845 of which 422 are males while 423 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Saunda village population of children with age 0-6 is 168 which makes up 19.88 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Saunda village is 1002 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Saunda as per census is 976, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Saunda village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Saunda village was 57.90 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Saunda Male literacy stands at 68.84 % while female literacy rate was 47.06 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Saunda village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Saunda village.

Saunda Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 139 - -
Population 845 422 423
Child (0-6) 168 85 83
Schedule Caste 120 64 56
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 57.90 % 68.84 % 47.06 %
Total Workers 247 200 47
Main Worker 41 - -
Marginal Worker 206 164 42

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.20 % of total population in Saunda village. The village Saunda currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Saunda village out of total population, 247 were engaged in work activities. 16.60 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 83.40 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 247 workers engaged in Main Work, 20 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.