Sangowal (Jalandhar I)ਸਂਗੋਵਾਲ (ਜਲੰਧਰ-1)

Where is Sangowal (Jalandhar I)?

Sangowal (Jalandhar I) is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Alawalpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Sangowal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030326, and it covers 263 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,751 people in Sangowal (Jalandhar I): 895 men and 856 women, living in 365 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 263 hectares, the population density works out to about 666 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 956 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 153, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,005 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.27 per cent and women at 75.35 per cent. The census recorded 623 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 553 main workers, the largest group, 365, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 138 cultivators on their own land and 35 agricultural labourers. A further 70 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sangowal (Jalandhar I)'s land. Of the village's 263 hectares, 239 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (23 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (216 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 144 cultivators and 42 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sangowal (Jalandhar I) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Alawalpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gopalpur, Kishangarh, Karari and Daulatpur.

What is the population of Sangowal (Jalandhar I)?

The population of Sangowal (Jalandhar I) was 1,751 at the 2011 census, living in 365 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Sangowal (Jalandhar I) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sangowal (Jalandhar I) has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.