# Singra Village, Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad 

# Singra

Singra is a village in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **4,017 people in 794 households**, the 5th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 4,017people (2011)
- 794households
- 72.2%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Singra PIN code and other codes

Singra falls in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatSingra
- Community development blockBaghmara-Cum-Katras
- Census village code361588

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

## How far is Singra from nearby towns?

- Baghmara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)22 km by road
- Dhanbad (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 Singra?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kapuria
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Katras
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 18 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 Singra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 45% of the 625 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Singra

Of every 100 households in Singra in 2011, 83 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Singra · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**86%

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

**20%

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

**80%

Tap water ****66%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**21%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**26%

Use banking services ****61%**

**66%

Television ****37%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**26%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**82%

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 Singra?

■ Singra · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**929

Working population ****29.1%**

**29.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 57.4% for women. 47% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 326 (28%) · **■** Marginal 754 (64%)

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 Baghmara-Cum-Katras

- Latipahari4,790 people
- Kanrra4,258 people
- Raghunathpur4,110 people
- Ranguni4,056 people
- Mondara3,591 people
- Bagdaha3,551 people
- Bahera Kudar3,494 people
- Darida3,366 people

[All 192 villages in Baghmara-Cum-Katras](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Singra from Dhanbad?22 km by road
- What is the population of Singra?4,017 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singra in?Dhanbad district (Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Singra?72.2% (Census 2011)
