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About Sangalan Village

Sangalan is a small village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 229 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140301
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 229
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangalan compares

By the 2011 count Sangalan is the 136th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Sangalan

Sangalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sangalan as Available within <5 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 Sangalan from other places

Sangalan lies about 12 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. 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 Sangalan
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 7.4 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 12 km

Villages closest to Sangalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangalan village had a population of 433. That makes it the 136th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Sangalan village has 229 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangalan has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Sangalan is 140301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangalan covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sangalan falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Sangalan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sangalan.

Sangalan is about 12 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangalan is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 7.4 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tira (under 2 km), Chahar Majra (under 2 km) and Palheri (1.8 km).

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

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