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About Singhaul Village

Singhaul is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,599, made up of 1,899 males and 1,700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.6 hectares hectares.

Singhaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singhaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 394.6 hectares
Population 3,599
Male Population 1,899
Female Population 1,700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Singhaul compares

By the 2011 count Singhaul is the 14th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 394.6 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Singhaul

Singhaul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Singhaul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Singhaul from other places

Singhaul lies about 21 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about 6.3 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 Singhaul
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Kamalpur Halt 6.3 km
District headquarters Katihar 21 km

Villages closest to Singhaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Singhaul village had a population of 3,599. That makes it the 14th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Singhaul village has 1,899 males and 1,700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singhaul has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Singhaul covers 394.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Singhaul falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Singhaul is Kamalpur Halt, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Singhaul.

Singhaul is about 21 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singhaul is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar is about 4.9 km away. Kamalpur Halt is about 6.3 km away. Katihar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagar (under 2 km), Sheonagar (under 2 km) and Garhbaghua (under 2 km).

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

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