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About Singla Village

Singla is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 122 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,197 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, 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 Sankrail
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 35.21 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 122
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,197
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 Singla compares

By the 2011 count Singla is the 151st largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 35.21 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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 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. The nearest villages by name are Shushnigerya, Sidakara, Sijdiha and Simulia. 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 Singla

As per the Census of India 2011, Singla village had a population of 268. That makes it the 151st largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Singla village has 122 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singla has about 1197 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Singla is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singla covers 35.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Singla notes the nearest railway station 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 Singla.

Singla is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Singla today is likely to be higher.

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