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About Sangam Village

Sangam is a mid sized village in Srinagar North tehsil, in the district of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,819, made up of 958 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 190001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Srinagar
Tehsil Srinagar North
Pincode 190001
Area (hectares) 307.2 hectares
Population 1,819
Male Population 958
Female Population 861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangam compares

By the 2011 count Sangam is the 4th largest of the 8 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 307.2 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Sangam

Sangam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sangam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sangam from other places

Sangam lies about 6.5 km from Srinagar, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 11 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 Sangam
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar North 6.5 km
District headquarters Srinagar 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 11 km

Villages closest to Sangam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Srinagar North 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 Sangam

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangam village had a population of 1,819. That makes it the 4th largest of the 8 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Sangam village has 958 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangam has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Sangam is 190001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangam covers 307.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sangam falls under Srinagar North tehsil of Srinagar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sangam is Badgam station, about 11 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 village for Sangam.

Sangam is about 6.5 km from Srinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangam is in Srinagar North tehsil of Srinagar district. Srinagar North is about 6.5 km away. Srinagar is about 6.5 km away. Badgam station is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Inder Hama (9.2 km), Dara (14 km) and Faqir Gujri (15 km).

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

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