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About Kala Singhia Village

Kala Singhia is a mid sized village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,450, made up of 744 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kala Singhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kala Singhia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Pothia
Pincode 855107
Area (hectares) 143.71 hectares
Population 1,450
Male Population 744
Female Population 706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kala Singhia compares

By the 2011 count Kala Singhia is the 62nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 143.71 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kala Singhia

Kala Singhia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kala Singhia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kala Singhia from other places

Kala Singhia lies about 64 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 1.9 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 Kala Singhia
Nearest railway station Rautara 1.9 km
Nearest town Purnia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pothia 30 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 64 km

Villages closest to Kala Singhia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pothia 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 Kala Singhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kala Singhia village had a population of 1,450. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Kala Singhia village has 744 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kala Singhia has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kala Singhia is 855107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kala Singhia covers 143.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kala Singhia falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kala Singhia is Rautara, about 1.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kala Singhia.

Kala Singhia is about 64 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kala Singhia is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Rautara is about 1.9 km away. Purnia is about 12 km away. Pothia is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birpur (4.7 km), Charkhakati (12 km) and Sitalpur (12 km).

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

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