Village · Patarghat, Saharsa
# Bara Singhia

Bara Singhia is a village in Patarghat sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 954 people in 206 households, the 14th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.
- 954 people (2011)
- 206 households
- 72.7% literacy
- 935 females per 1,000 males

## Bara Singhia PIN code and other codes

Bara Singhia falls in Patarghat sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Kishunpur
- Community development block Patarghat
- Census village code 226522

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bara Singhia from nearby towns?
- Patarghat (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bara Singhia?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bara Singhia known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 91% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bara Singhia

Of every 100 households in Bara Singhia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara Singhia · ■ Patarghat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 2%
- Toilet within the home 1% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 87%
- Tap water 0% 0%
- Drinking water within premises 30% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 40% 40%
- Television 0% 4%
- Mobile phone 68% 45%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 21% 36%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bara Singhia?

■ Bara Singhia · ■ Patarghat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.7% 54.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 935 910
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 954 928
- Working population 28.4% 34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 74.0% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 147 (54%) · ■ Farm labourers 121 (45%) · ■ Other work 3 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Patarghat
- Kapasia 4,758 people
- Paharpur 3,205 people
- Jirwa 2,972 people
- Lachhmipur 2,474 people
- Sahgaura 158 people

All 15 villages in Patarghat

## Quick answers
- How far is Bara Singhia from Saharsa? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Bara Singhia? 954 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Singhia in? Saharsa district (Patarghat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Singhia? 72.7% (Census 2011)

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