# Singhia Village, Purnia East, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Purnia East, Purnia 

# Singhia

Singhia is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,495 people in 332 households**, the 39th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%.

- 1,495people (2011)
- 332households
- 69.6%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Singhia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDimia Chhatarjan
- Community development blockPurnia East
- Census village code223482

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?

- Purnia East (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)22 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)22 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?

8 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ranipatra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 10 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 92% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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, 38 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Singhia · ■ Purnia East rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**96%

Use banking services ****57%**

**22%

Television ****33%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 · ■ Purnia East rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**49.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1317**

**968

Working population ****41.1%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 60.2% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (17%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 200 (33%) · **■** Marginal 250 (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 Purnia East

- Patilwa1,660 people
- Mohankunda1,656 people
- Mandarpur1,645 people
- Barhari1,533 people
- Shekhpura1,492 people
- Dhanganwan1,466 people
- Raipur Ranipatra1,270 people
- Dagarua1,080 people

[All 83 villages in Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Singhia from Purnia?22 km by road
- What is the population of Singhia?1,495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singhia in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Singhia?69.6% (Census 2011)