About Singhia Village

Singhia is one of the larger villages in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,233, made up of 3,763 males and 3,470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1717 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singhia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Srinagar
Pincode	854301
Area (hectares)	1717 hectares
Population	7,233
Male Population	3,763
Female Population	3,470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Singhia compares

By the 2011 count Singhia is the 5th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents. Its 1717 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Singhia

Singhia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Singhia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 16 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 8.2 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
Tehsil headquarters	Srinagar	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Garh Banaili	8.2 km
Nearest town	Kasba	11 km
District headquarters	Purnia	16 km

Villages closest to Singhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Singhia village had a population of 7,233. That makes it the 5th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents.

Singhia village has 3,763 males and 3,470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singhia has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Singhia is 854301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singhia covers 1717 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Singhia falls under Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Singhia is Garh Banaili, about 8.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Singhia.

Singhia is about 16 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 Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district. Srinagar is about 4.8 km away. Garh Banaili is about 8.2 km away. Kasba is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.