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About Singhna Village

Singhna is a mid sized village in Haidernagar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,269, made up of 664 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 674 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singhna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singhna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Haidernagar
Pincode 822115
Area (hectares) 674 hectares
Population 1,269
Male Population 664
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Singhna compares

By the 2011 count Singhna is the 23rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,470 residents. Its 674 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Singhna

Singhna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Singhna as Available within 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 Singhna from other places

Singhna lies about 32 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Nimiaghat, about 15 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 Singhna
Nearest railway station Nimiaghat 15 km
Nearest town Gomoh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Haidernagar 32 km
District headquarters Palamu 32 km

Villages closest to Singhna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Singhna village had a population of 1,269. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,470 residents.

Singhna village has 664 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singhna has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Singhna is 822115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singhna covers 674 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Singhna falls under Haidernagar tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Singhna is Nimiaghat, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Singhna.

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

Singhna is in Haidernagar tehsil of Palamu district. Nimiaghat is about 15 km away. Gomoh is about 16 km away. Haidernagar 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 Jamua Kalan (4.5 km), Jamua Khurd (4.5 km) and Bardanda (17 km).

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

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