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About Bara Singhia Village

Bara Singhia is a mid sized village in Patarghat tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 493 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.6 hectares hectares.

Bara Singhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Singhia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Patarghat
Area (hectares) 84.6 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 493
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Singhia compares

By the 2011 count Bara Singhia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 8,555 residents. Its 84.6 hectares work out to about 11 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 909.

Getting to Bara Singhia

Bara Singhia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Singhia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bara Singhia from other places

Bara Singhia lies about 28 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Budhma Station, about 14 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 Bara Singhia
Tehsil headquarters Patarghat 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Budhma Station 14 km
Nearest town Bihārīganj 15 km
District headquarters Saharsa 28 km

Villages closest to Bara Singhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Singhia village had a population of 954. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,555 residents.

Bara Singhia village has 493 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Singhia has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Bara Singhia covers 84.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Singhia falls under Patarghat tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara Singhia is Budhma Station, about 14 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 village for Bara Singhia.

Bara Singhia is about 28 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Singhia is in Patarghat tehsil of Saharsa district. Patarghat is about 7.5 km away. Budhma Station is about 14 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.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (1.5 km), Bhaddi (3.1 km) and Kishunpur (3.4 km).

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

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