# Singhia Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Singhia

Singhia is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **749 people in 153 households**, the 84th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 749people (2011)
- 153households
- 33.6%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Singhia PIN code and other codes

Singhia falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatThathauli
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224248

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?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)30 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)30 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baisi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 71% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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, 3 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Singhia · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Singhia?

■ Singhia · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.6%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**975

Working population ****47.0%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.6% for men and 21.1% for women. 54% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (55%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 90 (26%)

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 Dagarua

- Kohila778 people
- Ara766 people
- Gobindpur760 people
- Dumra757 people
- Banaili747 people
- Neampur718 people
- Rupaili713 people
- Chatra693 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Singhia from Purnia?30 km by road
- What is the population of Singhia?749 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singhia in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Singhia?33.6% (Census 2011)