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About Sangar Village

Sangar is a large village in Reasi tehsil, in the district of Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,052, made up of 1,075 males and 977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2430.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Reasi
Tehsil Reasi
Pincode 185203
Area (hectares) 2430.6 hectares
Population 2,052
Male Population 1,075
Female Population 977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangar compares

By the 2011 count Sangar is the 12th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 730 residents. Its 2430.6 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Sangar

Sangar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sangar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sangar from other places

Sangar lies about 21 km from Reasi, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 19 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 Sangar
Nearest railway station Dugga 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Reasi 21 km
Nearest town Akhnūr 41 km

Villages closest to Sangar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangar village had a population of 2,052. That makes it the 12th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 730 residents.

Sangar village has 1,075 males and 977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangar has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Sangar is 185203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangar covers 2430.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sangar falls under Reasi tehsil of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sangar is Dugga, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sangar.

Sangar is about 21 km from Reasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangar is in Reasi tehsil of Reasi district. Dugga is about 19 km away. Reasi is about 21 km away. Akhnūr is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pharthal (2.0 km), Bhabar Brahmana (4.0 km) and Kans Brahmana (4.0 km).

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

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