# Singhad Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Singhad

Singhad is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **571 people in 124 households**, the 67th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 571people (2011)
- 124households
- 85.5%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Singhad PIN code and other codes

Singhad falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code484021

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

## How far is Singhad from nearby towns?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)85 km by road
- Gairatganj (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 Singhad?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Singhad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gairatganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begamganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Singhad known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 89% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Singhad

Of every 100 households in Singhad in 2011, 40 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Singhad · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**14%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****3%**

**26%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Singhad?

■ Singhad · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**941

Working population ****56.7%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 83.7% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 88 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 226 (70%)

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 Gairatganj

- Dungariya590 people
- Bhanpurganj585 people
- Khamkheda585 people
- Pipaliya Amarsingh573 people
- Bandoli556 people
- Tarawali549 people
- Hinotiya Mahalpur548 people
- Uradmau547 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Singhad from Raisen?85 km by road
- What is the population of Singhad?571 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singhad in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Singhad?85.5% (Census 2011)