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About Singhna Village

Singhna is a mid sized village in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 974, made up of 497 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, 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 Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 974
Male Population 497
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Singhna compares

By the 2011 count Singhna is the 25th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 819 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Singhna

Singhna 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 Singhna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. 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 Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 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 Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 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 974. That makes it the 25th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 819 residents.

Singhna village has 497 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singhna has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Singhna is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singhna covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Singhna falls under Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 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 village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district. Nimiaghat is about 15 km away. Gomoh is about 16 km away. Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 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 Jamuna (under 2 km), Jamua Alias Bishunpur (4.5 km) and Mangara (14 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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