# Singur Village, Suri - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Suri - I, Birbhum 

# Singur

Singur is a village in Suri - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **793 people in 193 households**, the 40th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 793people (2011)
- 193households
- 59.4%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Singur

Of every 100 households in Singur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Singur · ■ Suri - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**70%

Use banking services ****34%**

**56%

Television ****21%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Singur?

■ Singur · ■ Suri - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**966

Working population ****51.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 54.5% for women. 60% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 148 (36%) · **■** Marginal 160 (39%)

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 Suri - I

- Ajoypur903 people
- Khatangadihi895 people
- Ranpur865 people
- Meherpur806 people
- Kamar Dangal788 people
- Shaktipur778 people
- Karimpur765 people
- Nabagram743 people

[All 112 villages in Suri - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/suri-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Singur?793 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singur in?Birbhum district (Suri - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Singur?59.4% (Census 2011)