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

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Singhia

Singhia is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,386 people in 484 households**, the 42nd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 2,386people (2011)
- 484households
- 49.3%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Singhia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKadamgachi
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225046

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?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)49 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)49 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 · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●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 school5–10 km · Sudhani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barsoi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 h winter

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 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Singhia · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**41%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**960

Working population ****35.9%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.5% for men and 35.6% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 85 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (31%) · **■** Other work 156 (18%) · **■** Marginal 353 (41%)

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 Barsoi

- Khijirpur2,453 people
- Jabadpur2,449 people
- Bhawanipur2,428 people
- Basalgaon2,387 people
- Belwa Dangi2,368 people
- Mahanagar2,310 people
- Chandpara2,304 people
- Rahmanpur2,300 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Singhia from Katihar?49 km by road
- What is the population of Singhia?2,386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singhia in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Singhia?49.3% (Census 2011)