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About Singpur Village

Singpur is a mid sized village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 377 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares.

Singpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 377
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Singpur compares

By the 2011 count Singpur is the 135th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Singpur

Singpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Singpur as Available within <5 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 Singpur from other places

Singpur lies about 32 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 19 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 Singpur
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 19 km
Nearest town Giridih 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 32 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 32 km

Villages closest to Singpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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 Singpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Singpur village had a population of 749. That makes it the 135th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Singpur village has 377 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singpur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Singpur covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Singpur falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Singpur is Maheshmunda Junction, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Singpur.

Singpur is about 32 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singpur is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 19 km away. Giridih is about 21 km away. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birsingpur (under 2 km), Chakbir Singpur (under 2 km) and Mahatadi (under 2 km).

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

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