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About Bara Singhanath Village

Bara Singhanath is one of the larger villages in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,454, made up of 3,855 males and 3,599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 811.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Singhanath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Singhanath village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 811.8 hectares
Population 7,454
Male Population 3,855
Female Population 3,599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Bara Singhanath compares

By the 2011 count Bara Singhanath is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 811.8 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Bara Singhanath

Bara Singhanath is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Singhanath 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 Bara Singhanath from other places

Bara Singhanath lies about 24 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Panjipara, about 7.9 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 Bara Singhanath
Nearest railway station Panjipara 7.9 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 24 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 24 km

Villages closest to Bara Singhanath

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar I 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 Bara Singhanath

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Singhanath village had a population of 7,454. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Bara Singhanath village has 3,855 males and 3,599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Singhanath has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Bara Singhanath is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Singhanath covers 811.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Singhanath falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Singhanath is Panjipara, about 7.9 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 Bara Singhanath.

Bara Singhanath is about 24 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Singhanath is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Panjipara is about 7.9 km away. Kishanganj is about 13 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Patna (under 2 km), Bara Pokhar Dubkaul (under 2 km) and Biprit (under 2 km).

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

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