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About Sangra Village

Sangra is a mid sized village in Sanku tehsil, in the district of Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,183, made up of 608 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 194103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangra village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kargil
Tehsil Sanku
Pincode 194103
Area (hectares) 197.5 hectares
Population 1,183
Male Population 608
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangra compares

By the 2011 count Sangra is the 12th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 197.5 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Sangra

Sangra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sangra as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Parkachik, Pranti, Purtikchy and Rangdum. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sangra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangra village had a population of 1,183. That makes it the 12th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Sangra village has 608 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangra has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Sangra is 194103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangra covers 197.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sangra falls under Sanku tehsil of Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Sangra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sangra.

Sangra is in Sanku tehsil of Kargil district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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