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About Sangani Village

Sangani is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 946, made up of 496 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangani village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181201
Area (hectares) 315.7 hectares
Population 946
Male Population 496
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Sangani compares

By the 2011 count Sangani is the 85th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 315.7 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sangani

Sangani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sangani 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 Sangani from other places

Sangani lies about 3.8 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 7.4 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 Sangani
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 3.8 km
District headquarters Jammu 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 7.4 km

Villages closest to Sangani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangani village had a population of 946. That makes it the 85th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Sangani village has 496 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangani has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Sangani is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangani covers 315.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sangani falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sangani is Jammu Tawi, about 7.4 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 Sangani.

Sangani is about 3.8 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangani is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnoor is about 3.8 km away. Jammu is about 3.8 km away. Jammu Tawi is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarwal (2.3 km), Muthi (3.1 km) and Mund (4.4 km).

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

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