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About Singhia Village

Singhia is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 900, made up of 467 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Singhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singhia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 900
Male Population 467
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Singhia compares

By the 2011 count Singhia is the 77th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Singhia

Singhia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Singhia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Singhia from other places

Singhia lies about 72 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, 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 Singhia
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 6.1 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 15 km
District headquarters Purnia 72 km

Villages closest to Singhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Singhia village had a population of 900. That makes it the 77th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Singhia village has 467 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singhia has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Singhia covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Singhia falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Singhia is Pawakhali, about 6.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Singhia.

Singhia is about 72 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singhia is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Pawakhali is about 6.1 km away. Bahādurganj is about 8.9 km away. Baisa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Domohani (4.1 km), Tarabari (4.3 km) and Bhebra (7.1 km).

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

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