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About Sangrai Village

Sangrai is a small village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 142 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangrai village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143116
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 142
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sangrai compares

By the 2011 count Sangrai is the 145th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 923.

Getting to Sangrai

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

Sangrai lies about 48 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Dhilwan, about 3.4 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 Sangrai
Nearest railway station Dhilwan 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 11 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 14 km
District headquarters Amritsar 48 km

Villages closest to Sangrai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Sangrai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangrai village had a population of 262. That makes it the 145th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Sangrai village has 142 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangrai has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Sangrai is 143116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangrai covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sangrai falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sangrai is Dhilwan, about 3.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sangrai.

Sangrai is about 48 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangrai is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Dhilwan is about 3.4 km away. Baba Bakala is about 11 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaini Badeshan (2.6 km), Waraich (5.3 km) and Dera Baba Jaimal Singh (5.5 km).

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

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