About Singheswar Village

Singheswar is a large village in Canning II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,705, made up of 1,856 males and 1,849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singheswar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singheswar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Canning II
Pincode	743502
Area (hectares)	306.82 hectares
Population	3,705
Male Population	1,856
Female Population	1,849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Singheswar compares

By the 2011 count Singheswar is the 22nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents. Its 306.82 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Singheswar

Singheswar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Singheswar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Singheswar from other places

Singheswar lies about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Betberia Ghola, about 6.5 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 Singheswar
Nearest railway station	Betberia Ghola	6.5 km
Nearest town	Canning	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Canning II	34 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	34 km

Villages closest to Singheswar

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

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Common questions about Singheswar

As per the Census of India 2011, Singheswar village had a population of 3,705. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents.

Singheswar village has 1,856 males and 1,849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singheswar has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Singheswar is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singheswar covers 306.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Singheswar falls under Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Singheswar is Betberia Ghola, about 6.5 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 - 10 km distance for Singheswar.

Singheswar is about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singheswar is in Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Betberia Ghola is about 6.5 km away. Canning is about 12 km away. Canning II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.