About Singhar Village

Singhar is a large village in Alamnagar tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,764, made up of 1,429 males and 1,335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Alamnagar
Pincode	852219
Area (hectares)	333.9 hectares
Population	2,764
Male Population	1,429
Female Population	1,335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
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 Singhar compares

By the 2011 count Singhar is the 19th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents. Its 333.9 hectares work out to about 8.3 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 906.

Getting to Singhar

Singhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Singhar 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 Singhar from other places

Singhar lies about 37 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Bihariganj, about 15 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 Singhar
Tehsil headquarters	Alamnagar	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Bihariganj	15 km
Nearest town	Bihārīganj	15 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	37 km

Villages closest to Singhar

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

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Common questions about Singhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Singhar village had a population of 2,764. That makes it the 19th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents.

Singhar village has 1,429 males and 1,335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singhar has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Singhar is 852219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singhar covers 333.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Singhar falls under Alamnagar tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Singhar is Bihariganj, about 15 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 Singhar.

Singhar is about 37 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singhar is in Alamnagar tehsil of Madhepura district. Alamnagar is about 5.1 km away. Bihariganj is about 15 km away. Bihārīganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.