# Singhaul Village, Sarmera, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sarmera, Nalanda 

# Singhaul

Singhaul is a village in Sarmera sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,261 people in 752 households**, the 9th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 4,261people (2011)
- 752households
- 58.4%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Singhaul PIN code and other codes

Singhaul falls in Sarmera sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSasaur
- Community development blockSarmera
- Census village code244491

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

## How far is Singhaul from nearby towns?

- Sarmera (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)40 km by road
- Barbigha (nearest town)8 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 Singhaul?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Singhaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mehush
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 1 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 Singhaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 283 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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 Singhaul

Of every 100 households in Singhaul in 2011, 6 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Singhaul · ■ Sarmera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**39%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****24%**

**38%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Singhaul?

■ Singhaul · ■ Sarmera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**926

Working population ****34.0%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 44.9% for women. 48% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (12%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 117 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,024 (71%)

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 Sarmera

- Malawan7,584 people
- Dhanuki4,867 people
- Parnawan4,514 people
- Ballopurpearepur4,507 people
- Barhia4,160 people
- Sasaur3,727 people
- Mirnagar3,722 people
- Tora3,692 people

[All 35 villages in Sarmera](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/sarmera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Singhaul from Biharsharif?40 km by road
- What is the population of Singhaul?4,261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singhaul in?Nalanda district (Sarmera sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Singhaul?58.4% (Census 2011)