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About Singhitar Village

Singhitar is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 810, made up of 413 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495556, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singhitar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singhitar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 495556
Area (hectares) 353.22 hectares
Population 810
Male Population 413
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Singhitar compares

By the 2011 count Singhitar is the 102nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 353.22 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Singhitar

Singhitar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Singhitar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Singhitar from other places

Singhitar lies about 114 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Janjgir Naila, about 44 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 Singhitar
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 8.1 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 42 km
Nearest railway station Janjgir Naila 44 km
District headquarters Raipur 114 km

Villages closest to Singhitar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Singhitar village had a population of 810. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Singhitar village has 413 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singhitar has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Singhitar is 495556. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singhitar covers 353.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Singhitar falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Singhitar is Janjgir Naila, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Singhitar.

Singhitar is about 114 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singhitar is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 8.1 km away. Jānjgīr is about 42 km away. Janjgir Naila is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daubandhan (under 2 km), Taulidih (under 2 km) and Toulidih (under 2 km).

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

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