# Singhia Village, Amdabad, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amdabad, Katihar 

# Singhia

Singhia is a village in Amdabad sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,282 people in 197 households**, the 35th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.3%.

- 1,282people (2011)
- 197households
- 53.0%literacy
- 1,048females per 1,000 males

## Singhia PIN code and other codes

Singhia falls in Amdabad sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJanglatal
- Community development blockAmdabad
- Census village code225758

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Singhia from nearby towns?

- Amdabad (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)34 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)34 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Singhia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Singhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Singhia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Singhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Singhia

Of every 100 households in Singhia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Singhia · ■ Amdabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Singhia?

■ Singhia · ■ Amdabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**45.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**941

Working population ****27.5%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.1% for men and 53.9% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (24%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 256 (73%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Amdabad

- Jhula1,560 people
- Chilhania1,500 people
- Raghunathpur1,424 people
- Paranpur1,407 people
- Gadai Maharajpur1,100 people
- Naya Tola994 people
- Nandgaon Kala Diara983 people
- Bhawanipur864 people

[All 51 villages in Amdabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/amdabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Singhia from Katihar?34 km by road
- What is the population of Singhia?1,282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singhia in?Katihar district (Amdabad sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Singhia?53.0% (Census 2011)