About Sangowal Village

Sangowal is a large village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,591, made up of 1,362 males and 1,229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144041, 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	Nakodar
Pincode	144041
Area (hectares)	400 hectares
Population	2,591
Male Population	1,362
Female Population	1,229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangowal compares

By the 2011 count Sangowal is the 9th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 400 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sangowal

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

Sangowal lies about 36 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwan, 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 Sangowal
Nearest railway station	Sidhwan	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nakodar	13 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	36 km

Villages closest to Sangowal

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

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Common questions about Sangowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangowal village had a population of 2,591. That makes it the 9th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Sangowal village has 1,362 males and 1,229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangowal has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sangowal is 144041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangowal covers 400 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sangowal falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sangowal is Sidhwan, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sangowal.

Sangowal is about 36 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 Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sidhwan is about 11 km away. Nakodar is about 13 km away. Jalandhar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.