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About Sangrai Village

Sangrai is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,801, made up of 952 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangrai village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 343 hectares
Population 1,801
Male Population 952
Female Population 849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sangrai compares

By the 2011 count Sangrai is the 82nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 910.

Getting to Sangrai

Sangrai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sangrai 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 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 32 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 6.8 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 Vadala Granthin 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 7.4 km
Nearest town Batāla 7.4 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 32 km

Villages closest to Sangrai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Batala 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 1,801. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Sangrai village has 952 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangrai has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sangrai is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangrai covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sangrai falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sangrai is Vadala Granthin, about 6.8 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 <5 km distance for Sangrai.

Sangrai is about 32 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangrai is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about 6.8 km away. Batala is about 7.4 km away. Batāla is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panjgrain (under 2 km), Karnaman (1.7 km) and Daulatpur (2.0 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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