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About Singas Village

Singas is a mid sized village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 565 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singas village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 721436
Area (hectares) 185.92 hectares
Population 1,100
Male Population 565
Female Population 535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Singas compares

By the 2011 count Singas is the 34th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 185.92 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Singas

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

Singas lies about 88 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Rajghat, about 10 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 Singas
Nearest railway station Rajghat 10 km
Nearest town Jaleshwar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohanpur 30 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 88 km

Villages closest to Singas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Singas village had a population of 1,100. That makes it the 34th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Singas village has 565 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singas has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Singas is 721436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singas covers 185.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Singas falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Singas is Rajghat, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Singas.

Singas is about 88 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singas is in Mohanpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Rajghat is about 10 km away. Jaleshwar is about 14 km away. Mohanpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gholai (3.7 km), Chakrapada (7.1 km) and Amarda (14 km).

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

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