Village · Khowai, West Tripura # Purba Singhichhara Purba Singhichhara is a village in Khowai sub-district of West Tripura district, Tripura, PIN code 799201. The 2011 Census counted 2,130 people in 517 households, the 10th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%. - 2,130 people (2011) - 517 households - 84.2% literacy - 799201 PIN code ## Purba Singhichhara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Purba Singhichhara is 799201. Purba Singhichhara falls in Khowai sub-district, West Tripura district, Tripura. - PIN code 799201 - Community development block Khowai - Census village code 271906 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Purba Singhichhara from nearby towns? - Khowai (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Agartala (district HQ) 87 km by road - Khowai (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Purba Singhichhara? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Purba Singhichhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Khowai - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Khowai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kailasahar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Purba Singhichhara known for? The main crops are rice, pottato and dwarf varieties. Products made here include brick, brick, dhalmet, baboo crafts, bamboo products and wooden furniture. About 33% of the 1,457 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Purba Singhichhara Of every 100 households in Purba Singhichhara in 2011, 61 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Purba Singhichhara · ■ Khowai rural average - Electricity for lighting 61% 72% - Toilet within the home 95% 94% - No toilet (open defecation) 4% 5% - Tap water 29% 38% - Drinking water within premises 41% 32% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 92% - Use banking services 88% 82% - Television 38% 42% - Mobile phone 28% 39% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 34% 22% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Purba Singhichhara? ■ Purba Singhichhara · ■ Khowai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.2% 89.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 950 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 894 969 - Working population 55.6% 42.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 79.3% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 176 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 351 (30%) · ■ Household industry 20 (2%) · ■ Other work 131 (11%) · ■ Marginal 506 (43%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Khowai - Dhalabil 4,079 people - Laxminarayanpur 3,490 people - Paharmura 2,761 people - Uttar Ramchandraghat 2,564 people - Santinagar 1,898 people - Gournagar 1,536 people - Uttar Padmabil 1,391 people All 13 villages in Khowai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purba Singhichhara? 799201 - How far is Purba Singhichhara from Agartala? 87 km by road - What is the population of Purba Singhichhara? 2,130 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purba Singhichhara in? West Tripura district (Khowai sub-district), Tripura - What is the literacy rate of Purba Singhichhara? 84.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/khowai/purba-singhichhara/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.