# Singda Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Singda

Singda is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,091 people in 251 households**, the 55th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,091people (2011)
- 251households
- 64.2%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Singda

Of every 100 households in Singda in 2011, 37 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Singda · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**39%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**97%

Use banking services ****4%**

**62%

Television ****6%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Singda?

■ Singda · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**73.6%

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

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**963

Working population ****34.5%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 52.6% for women. 55% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 244 (65%)

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 Dantan - I

- Belmula1,101 people
- Kotpada1,100 people
- Pantunia1,091 people
- Satsanda1,091 people
- Urisal1,078 people
- Janadighi1,072 people
- Contai1,044 people
- Jayrampur1,037 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Singda?1,091 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Singda?64.2% (Census 2011)