Sangowalਸਂਗੋਵਾਲ

Where is Sangowal?

Sangowal is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhilwan, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhilwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029117, and it covers 138 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 534 people in Sangowal: 287 men and 247 women, living in 101 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 138 hectares, the population density works out to about 387 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 861 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 35, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 137 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.64 per cent and women at 73.01 per cent. The census recorded 166 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 157 main workers, the largest group, 104, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 37 agricultural labourers and 15 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sangowal's land. Of the village's 138 hectares, 117 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (117 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 104 cultivators and 46 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Sangowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhilwan, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sangrai, Jai Rampur, Gudani and Ramidi.

What is the population of Sangowal?

The population of Sangowal was 534 at the 2011 census, living in 101 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Sangowal have?

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