# Singa Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Singa

Singa is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,359 people in 832 households**, the 17th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 3,359people (2011)
- 832households
- 59.3%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Singa

Of every 100 households in Singa in 2011, 33 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Singa · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**36%

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

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**58%

Tap water ****28%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**57%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**92%

Use banking services ****7%**

**38%

Television ****7%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Singa?

■ Singa · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**960

Working population ****35.2%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.4% for men and 60.1% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 102 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 590 (50%) · **■** Household industry 51 (4%) · **■** Other work 162 (14%) · **■** Marginal 279 (24%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Benipur3,748 people
- Baranda Sibnagar3,709 people
- Goljarbag3,575 people
- Bansbari3,407 people
- Kusumkhola3,324 people
- Fatejangpur Diar3,212 people
- Hanribhanga3,167 people
- Sani Baharapara3,082 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Singa?3,359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singa in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Singa?59.3% (Census 2011)