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About Singhpur Village

Singhpur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 953, made up of 485 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singhpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146102
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 953
Male Population 485
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Singhpur compares

By the 2011 count Singhpur is the 131st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Singhpur

Singhpur 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 Singhpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Singhpur from other places

Singhpur lies about 16 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 13 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 Singhpur
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 13 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 16 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 26 km

Villages closest to Singhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Singhpur village had a population of 953. That makes it the 131st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Singhpur village has 485 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singhpur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Singhpur is 146102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singhpur covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Singhpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Singhpur is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Singhpur.

Singhpur is about 16 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singhpur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 13 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 16 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhulewal Rathan (under 2 km), Parsowal (2.0 km) and Chak Mallan (2.1 km).

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

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