# Singh Pura Village, Nowshehra, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri 

# Singh Pura

Singh Pura is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185151**. The 2011 Census counted **1,836 people in 390 households**, the 15th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,836people (2011)
- 390households
- 68.7%literacy
- 185151PIN code

## Singh Pura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Singh Pura is 185151.** Singh Pura falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185151
- Gram panchayatNarian West
- Community development blockNowshehra
- Census village code001575

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

## How far is Singh Pura from nearby towns?

- Nowshera (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)25 km by road
- Nowshera (nearest town)12 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 Singh Pura?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Singh Pura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nowshera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Singh Pura known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 19% of the 720 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Singh Pura

Of every 100 households in Singh Pura in 2011, 83 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Singh Pura · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**84%

Tap water ****71%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**74%

Use banking services ****61%**

**81%

Television ****21%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**25%

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 Singh Pura?

■ Singh Pura · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**841

Working population ****23.9%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 61.5% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 161 (37%) · **■** Marginal 263 (60%)

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 Nowshehra

- Dharat2,253 people
- Lam1,919 people
- Potha1,881 people
- Kalsian1,880 people
- Dundersar1,827 people
- Bagnoti1,810 people
- Gagrot1,754 people
- Khambah1,754 people

[All 56 villages in Nowshehra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Singh Pura?185151
- How far is Singh Pura from Rajouri?25 km by road
- What is the population of Singh Pura?1,836 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singh Pura in?Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Singh Pura?68.7% (Census 2011)
