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About Sangowal Village

Sangowal is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,751, made up of 895 males and 856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144301
Area (hectares) 262.8 hectares
Population 1,751
Male Population 895
Female Population 856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sangowal compares

By the 2011 count Sangowal is the 31st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 262.8 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Sangowal

The census records public bus service for Sangowal 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sangowal from other places

Sangowal lies about 28 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Dhilwan, about 4.3 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 Sangowal
Nearest railway station Dhilwan 4.3 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 28 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 28 km

Villages closest to Sangowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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 Sangowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangowal village had a population of 1,751. That makes it the 31st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Sangowal village has 895 males and 856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangowal has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Sangowal is 144301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangowal covers 262.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sangowal falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sangowal is Dhilwan, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sangowal.

Sangowal is about 28 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangowal is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Dhilwan is about 4.3 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 14 km away. Jalandhar I is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beas Pind (7.1 km), Damudarpur (9.9 km) and Kishanpur (11 km).

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

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