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About Sanghwal Village

Sanghwal is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 197 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanghwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanghwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144213
Area (hectares) 320 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 197
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanghwal compares

By the 2011 count Sanghwal is the 264th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Sanghwal

Sanghwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sanghwal as Available within 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 Sanghwal from other places

Sanghwal lies about 52 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 9.5 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 Sanghwal
Nearest town Mukeriān 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 18 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 52 km

Villages closest to Sanghwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanghwal village had a population of 368. That makes it the 264th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Sanghwal village has 197 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanghwal has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Sanghwal is 144213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanghwal covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanghwal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sanghwal is Musahibpur, about 9.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sanghwal.

Sanghwal is about 52 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanghwal is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukeriān is about 8.9 km away. Musahibpur is about 9.5 km away. Dasua is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandhowal (under 2 km), Ajmer (5.6 km) and Kattowal (9.6 km).

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

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