# Singi Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Singi

Singi is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,723 people in 1,491 households**, the 1st largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 5,723people (2011)
- 1,491households
- 64.5%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Singi

Of every 100 households in Singi in 2011, 26 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Singi · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**18%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**82%

Use banking services ****20%**

**61%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Singi?

■ Singi · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**972

Working population ****36.3%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 57.6% for women. 62% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 268 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,249 (60%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 223 (11%) · **■** Marginal 322 (16%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Bahiri5,222 people
- Sansat4,551 people
- Mehidipur4,080 people
- Gayeshpur3,825 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Singi?5,723 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singi in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Singi?64.5% (Census 2011)