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About Sagal Village

Sagal is a small village in Samba tehsil, in the district of Samba, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 375, made up of 198 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sagal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Samba
Tehsil Samba
Pincode 184141
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 375
Male Population 198
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sagal compares

By the 2011 count Sagal is the 205th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 773 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sagal

Sagal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sagal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sagal from other places

Sagal lies about 6.0 km from Sāmba, and the nearest railway station is Samba, about 3.3 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 Sagal
Nearest railway station Samba 3.3 km
Nearest town Sāmba 6.0 km

Villages closest to Sagal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagal village had a population of 375. That makes it the 205th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 773 residents.

Sagal village has 198 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagal has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Sagal is 184141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sagal covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sagal falls under Samba tehsil of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sagal is Samba, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sagal.

Sagal is about 6.0 km from Sāmba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagal is in Samba tehsil of Samba district. Samba is about 3.3 km away. Sāmba is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangith (under 2 km), Sargwal (under 2 km) and Nahran (under 2 km).

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

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