About Singhni Village

Singhni is a mid sized village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 321 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singhni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jarmundi
Pincode	814118
Area (hectares)	121.65 hectares
Population	626
Male Population	321
Female Population	305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Singhni compares

By the 2011 count Singhni is the 51st largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 121.65 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Singhni

Singhni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Singhni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Singhni from other places

Singhni lies about 21 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 5.7 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 Singhni
Nearest railway station	Basukinath Railway Station	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jarmundi	6.3 km
District headquarters	Dumka	21 km

Villages closest to Singhni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Singhni village had a population of 626. That makes it the 51st largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Singhni village has 321 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singhni has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Singhni is 814118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singhni covers 121.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Singhni falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Singhni is Basukinath Railway Station, about 5.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Singhni.

Singhni is about 21 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singhni is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 5.7 km away. Jarmundi is about 6.3 km away. Dumka is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.