# Singjol Village, Gaighata – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Gaighata, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Singjol

Singjol is a village in Gaighata sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,035 people in 502 households**, the 53rd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 2,035people (2011)
- 502households
- 88.8%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Singjol

Of every 100 households in Singjol in 2011, 72 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Singjol · ■ Gaighata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**3%

Tap water ****26%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**91%

Use banking services ****40%**

**47%

Television ****40%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Singjol?

■ Singjol · ■ Gaighata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**965

Working population ****36.0%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 84.1% for women. 63% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (15%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 327 (45%) · **■** Marginal 199 (27%)

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 Gaighata

- Matikomra2,193 people
- Gutri2,141 people
- Bharadanga2,127 people
- Maraldanga2,039 people
- Dhankuni2,030 people
- Mahishakati1,972 people
- Jhikra1,968 people
- Amankandia1,965 people

[All 100 villages in Gaighata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/gaighata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Singjol?2,035 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singjol in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Gaighata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Singjol?88.8% (Census 2011)