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About Singha Village

Singha is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 287 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.18 hectares hectares.

Singha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 118.18 hectares
Population 545
Male Population 287
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Singha compares

By the 2011 count Singha is the 325th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 118.18 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Singha

Singha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Singha as Available within <5 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 Singha from other places

Singha lies about 19 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Rajawari, about 11 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 Singha
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 10 km
Nearest railway station Rajawari 11 km
Nearest town Saidpur 13 km
District headquarters Chandauli 19 km

Villages closest to Singha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Singha village had a population of 545. That makes it the 325th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Singha village has 287 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singha has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Singha covers 118.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Singha falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Singha is Rajawari, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Singha.

Singha is about 19 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singha is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Sakaldiha is about 10 km away. Rajawari is about 11 km away. Saidpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chahania (under 2 km), Sonahula (under 2 km) and Khandwari (under 2 km).

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

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