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About Singhaura Village

Singhaura is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,520, made up of 761 males and 759 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singhaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singhaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Pincode 805131
Area (hectares) 298 hectares
Population 1,520
Male Population 761
Female Population 759
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Singhaura compares

By the 2011 count Singhaura is the 48th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Singhaura

Singhaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Singhaura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Singhaura from other places

Singhaura lies about 40 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Katari, about 6.1 km away. 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 Singhaura
Nearest railway station Katari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājgīr 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 24 km
District headquarters Gaya 40 km

Villages closest to Singhaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Singhaura village had a population of 1,520. That makes it the 48th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Singhaura village has 761 males and 759 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singhaura has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Singhaura is 805131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singhaura covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Singhaura falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Singhaura is Katari, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Singhaura.

Singhaura is about 40 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singhaura is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Katari is about 6.1 km away. Rājgīr is about 9.7 km away. Wazirganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amaitha (under 2 km), Khiri (5.6 km) and Hansra (5.9 km).

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

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