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About Singa Village

Singa is a large village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,359, made up of 1,712 males and 1,647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742302, 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 Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742302
Area (hectares) 220.6 hectares
Population 3,359
Male Population 1,712
Female Population 1,647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Singa compares

By the 2011 count Singa is the 17th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 220.6 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Singa

Singa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Singa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sani Baharapara, Sanyasidanga, Sashidharpur and Satichauraha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 3,359. That makes it the 17th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Singa village has 1,712 males and 1,647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singa has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Singa is 742302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singa covers 220.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Singa notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Singa.

Singa is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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