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About Singhanagar Village

Singhanagar is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 857, made up of 455 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singhanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singhanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 89.71 hectares
Population 857
Male Population 455
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Singhanagar compares

By the 2011 count Singhanagar is the 55th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 89.71 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Singhanagar

The census records public bus service for Singhanagar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Singhanagar from other places

Singhanagar lies about 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 3.7 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 Singhanagar
Nearest railway station Murarai 3.7 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 23 km
District headquarters Birbhum 23 km

Villages closest to Singhanagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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 Singhanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Singhanagar village had a population of 857. That makes it the 55th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Singhanagar village has 455 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singhanagar has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Singhanagar is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singhanagar covers 89.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Singhanagar falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Singhanagar is Murarai, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance for Singhanagar.

Singhanagar is about 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singhanagar is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai is about 3.7 km away. Nalhāti is about 13 km away. Murarai I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tapna (under 2 km), Dhananjaypur (under 2 km) and Bhushna (1.8 km).

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

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