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About Singla Village

Singla is a mid sized village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,613, made up of 825 males and 788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta II
Pincode 721128
Area (hectares) 278.18 hectares
Population 1,613
Male Population 825
Female Population 788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Singla compares

By the 2011 count Singla is the 13th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 278.18 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Singla

Singla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Singla as Available within 5 - 10 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 Singla from other places

Singla lies about 21 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Duan, about 8.0 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 Singla
Nearest railway station Duan 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Garbeta II 21 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 21 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 28 km

Villages closest to Singla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garbeta II 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 Singla

As per the Census of India 2011, Singla village had a population of 1,613. That makes it the 13th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Singla village has 825 males and 788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singla has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Singla is 721128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singla covers 278.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Singla falls under Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Singla is Duan, about 8.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Singla.

Singla is about 21 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singla is in Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Duan is about 8.0 km away. Garbeta II is about 21 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur (9.0 km), Ashargram (12 km) and Gangaduari (17 km).

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

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