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About Singh Village

Singh is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,458, made up of 736 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144026
Area (hectares) 526 hectares
Population 1,458
Male Population 736
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Singh compares

By the 2011 count Singh is the 47th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 526 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 945.

Getting to Singh

Singh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Singh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Singh from other places

Singh lies about 31 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Goraya, about 4.0 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 Singh
Nearest railway station Goraya 4.0 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 31 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 31 km

Villages closest to Singh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Singh

As per the Census of India 2011, Singh village had a population of 1,458. That makes it the 47th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Singh village has 736 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singh has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Singh is 144026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singh covers 526 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Singh falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Singh is Goraya, about 4.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Singh.

Singh is about 31 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singh is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Goraya is about 4.0 km away. Phagwāra is about 10 km away. Jalandhar II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhotapind Alias Barapind (2.2 km), Pattar Khurd (4.4 km) and Mansurpur (5.5 km).

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

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