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About Singhia Village

Singhia is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 369 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares.

Singhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singhia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 369
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Singhia compares

By the 2011 count Singhia is the 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Singhia

Singhia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Singhia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 174 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Karpurigram, about 6.4 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 Karpurigram 6.4 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 30 km
District headquarters Purnia 174 km

Villages closest to Singhia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 749. That makes it the 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Singhia village has 369 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singhia has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Singhia covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Singhia falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Singhia is Karpurigram, about 6.4 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 km distance for Singhia.

Singhia is about 174 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 Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Karpurigram is about 6.4 km away. Samāstipur is about 8.2 km away. Dagarua 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 Darha (18 km), Ara (19 km) and Murajpur (21 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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