About Sangla Village

Sangla is one of the larger villages in Surankote tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,159, made up of 2,648 males and 2,511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1016 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangla village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Surankote
Pincode	185121
Area (hectares)	1016 hectares
Population	5,159
Male Population	2,648
Female Population	2,511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
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 Sangla compares

By the 2011 count Sangla is the 7th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents. Its 1016 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Sangla

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

Sangla lies about 23 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 56 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 Sangla
Tehsil headquarters	Surankote	23 km
District headquarters	Punch	23 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	23 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	56 km

Villages closest to Sangla

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

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Common questions about Sangla

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangla village had a population of 5,159. That makes it the 7th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents.

Sangla village has 2,648 males and 2,511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangla has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Sangla is 185121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangla covers 1016 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sangla falls under Surankote tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sangla is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 56 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 Sangla.

Sangla is about 23 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangla is in Surankote tehsil of Punch district. Surankote is about 23 km away. Punch is about 23 km away. Pūnch is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.