Feroz Sangowalਫੇਰੋਜ਼ ਸਂਗੋਵਾਲ

Where is Feroz Sangowal?

Feroz Sangowal is a village of Bhulath tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Begowal, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029059, and it covers 242 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 658 people in Feroz Sangowal: 294 men and 364 women, living in 171 households, an average of about 3.8 people per household. Spread over its 242 hectares, the population density works out to about 272 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1238 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 66, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 34 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.39 per cent and women at 67.06 per cent. The census recorded 172 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 149 main workers, the largest group, 96, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 40 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 household industry workers. A further 23 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Feroz Sangowal's land. Of the village's 242 hectares, 230 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (230 hectares). About 12 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 100 cultivators and 10 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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

Feroz Sangowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Begowal, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Fatehgarh Sikri, Ballo Chak, Chak Purana and Akbarpur (Bhulath).

What is the population of Feroz Sangowal?

The population of Feroz Sangowal was 658 at the 2011 census, living in 171 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Feroz Sangowal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Feroz Sangowal has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.