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About Singa Village

Singa is a large village in Lalgola tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,248, made up of 1,658 males and 1,590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742000, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Lalgola
Pincode 742000
Area (hectares) 94.96 hectares
Population 3,248
Male Population 1,658
Female Population 1,590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Singa compares

By the 2011 count Singa is the 35th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents. Its 94.96 hectares work out to about 34 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 964.

Getting to Singa

Singa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Singa 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 Singa from other places

Singa lies about 37 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Gankar, about 9.1 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 Singa
Nearest railway station Gankar 9.1 km
Nearest town Jangipur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalgola 27 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 37 km

Villages closest to Singa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Singa village had a population of 3,248. That makes it the 35th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents.

Singa village has 1,658 males and 1,590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singa has about 959 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Singa is 742000. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singa covers 94.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Singa falls under Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Singa is Gankar, about 9.1 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 Singa.

Singa is about 37 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singa is in Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad district. Gankar is about 9.1 km away. Jangipur is about 13 km away. Lalgola is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jumra Nayagram (4.6 km), Syampur (5.1 km) and Brahimottar Manick Chak (6.3 km).

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

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