About Sangowal Village

Sangowal is a large village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,007, made up of 1,048 males and 959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551 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	Phillaur
Pincode	144041
Area (hectares)	551 hectares
Population	2,007
Male Population	1,048
Female Population	959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sangowal compares

By the 2011 count Sangowal is the 41st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 551 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sangowal

Sangowal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sangowal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sangowal from other places

Sangowal lies about 63 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gill, about 4.2 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 town	Gil	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Gill	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phillaur	23 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	63 km

Villages closest to Sangowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 2,007. That makes it the 41st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Sangowal village has 1,048 males and 959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangowal has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

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

Sangowal covers 551 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sangowal falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sangowal is Gill, about 4.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sangowal.

Sangowal is about 63 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 Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gil is about 3.3 km away. Gill is about 4.2 km away. Phillaur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.