About Singia Village

Singia is one of the larger villages in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,003, made up of 6,115 males and 5,888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal I
Pincode	732123
Area (hectares)	453.8 hectares
Population	12,003
Male Population	6,115
Female Population	5,888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Singia compares

By the 2011 count Singia is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 453.8 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Singia

Singia 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 Singia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Singia from other places

Singia lies about 45 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Tejnarayanpur, about 6.2 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 Singia
Nearest railway station	Tejnarayanpur	6.2 km
Nearest town	Manihāri	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal I	24 km
District headquarters	Maldah	45 km

Villages closest to Singia

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Singia

As per the Census of India 2011, Singia village had a population of 12,003. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Singia village has 6,115 males and 5,888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singia has about 963 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Singia is 732123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singia covers 453.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Singia falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Singia is Tejnarayanpur, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Singia.

Singia is about 45 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singia is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Tejnarayanpur is about 6.2 km away. Manihāri is about 14 km away. Chanchal I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.