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About Jagowal Village

Jagowal is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,008, made up of 545 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148022
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 1,008
Male Population 545
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagowal compares

By the 2011 count Jagowal is the 113th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Jagowal

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

Jagowal lies about 38 km from Sangrur. 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 Jagowal
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 16 km
Nearest town Māler Kotla 16 km
District headquarters Sangrur 38 km

Villages closest to Jagowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagowal village had a population of 1,008. That makes it the 113th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Jagowal village has 545 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagowal has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Jagowal is 148022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagowal covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagowal falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The census record for Jagowal 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 Jagowal.

Jagowal is about 38 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagowal is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Malerkotla is about 16 km away. Māler Kotla is about 16 km away. Sangrur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rurki Khurd (under 2 km), Ladewal (1.6 km) and Hussainpura (2.4 km).

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

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