Sangowal (Phillaur)ਸਂਗੋਵਾਲ ਫਿਲੌਰ

Where is Sangowal (Phillaur)?

Sangowal (Phillaur) is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurmahal community development block and is served by the Sangowal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030020, and it covers 551 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,007 people in Sangowal (Phillaur): 1,048 men and 959 women, living in 402 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 551 hectares, the population density works out to about 364 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 915 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 279, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,735 people, about 86 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.12 per cent and women at 59.31 per cent. The census recorded 592 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 500 main workers, the largest group, 280, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 176 other workers in trade, transport and services and 42 cultivators on their own land. A further 92 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sangowal (Phillaur)'s land. Of the village's 551 hectares, 457 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (457 hectares). About 82 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 44 cultivators and 327 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Sangowal (Phillaur) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Akuwal, Bhullar, Sadhara and Powadra.

What is the population of Sangowal (Phillaur)?

The population of Sangowal (Phillaur) was 2,007 at the 2011 census, living in 402 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Sangowal (Phillaur) have?

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