# Singia Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Singia

Singia is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **12,003 people in 2,906 households**, the 1st largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 12,003people (2011)
- 2,906households
- 81.2%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Singia

Of every 100 households in Singia in 2011, 68 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Singia · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**72%

Tap water ****27%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**91%

Use banking services ****63%**

**42%

Television ****50%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**34%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Singia?

■ Singia · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**944

Working population ****35.9%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 77.4% for women. 54% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 263 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 920 (21%) · **■** Household industry 107 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,298 (53%) · **■** Marginal 726 (17%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Kaligram8,897 people
- Nabagram7,170 people
- Hatinda6,177 people
- Paschim Bhagabanpur4,993 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Singia?12,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singia in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Singia?81.2% (Census 2011)