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About Singhad Village

Singhad is a mid sized village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 284 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.3 hectares hectares.

Singhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singhad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 223.3 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 284
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Singhad compares

By the 2011 count Singhad is the 67th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 223.3 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Singhad

Singhad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Singhad as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Singhad from other places

Singhad lies about 66 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 56 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 Singhad
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 21 km
Nearest town Begamganj 25 km
Nearest railway station Ratona 56 km
District headquarters Raisen 66 km

Villages closest to Singhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Singhad village had a population of 571. That makes it the 67th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Singhad village has 284 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singhad has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Singhad covers 223.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Singhad falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Singhad is Ratona, about 56 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 <5 km distance for Singhad.

Singhad is about 66 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singhad is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 21 km away. Begamganj is about 25 km away. Ratona is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sodarpur (under 2 km), Tekapar Khodi (4.3 km) and Jinnor (4.4 km).

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

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