# Singhir, Saltora, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Saltora, Bankura 

# Singhir

Singhir is a village in [Saltora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/saltora/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **381 people in 74 households**, the 110th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 381people (2011)
- 74households
- 48.0%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Singhir

Of every 100 households in Singhir in 2011, 62 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Singhir · ■ Saltora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**32%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**7%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**66%

Use banking services ****37%**

**45%

Television ****22%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Singhir?

■ Singhir · ■ Saltora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**939

Working population ****37.3%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 35.9% for women. 64% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (53%) · **■** Other work 16 (11%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Saltora

- Behari394 people
- Keshar Kundi389 people
- Moulahir388 people
- Jahur Bana381 people
- Paharbera375 people
- Chandipur373 people
- Anandapur372 people
- Raj Bandh359 people

[All 157 villages in Saltora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/saltora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Singhir?381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singhir in?Bankura district (Saltora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Singhir?48.0% (Census 2011)