# Singhachak Village, Daspur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Singhachak

Singhachak is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,173 people in 271 households**, the 63rd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 1,173people (2011)
- 271households
- 89.4%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Singhachak

Of every 100 households in Singhachak in 2011, 78 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Singhachak · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**33%

Tap water ****38%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**11%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****78%**

**58%

Television ****46%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Singhachak?

■ Singhachak · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**943

Working population ****49.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 84.7% for women. 63% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (7%) · **■** Household industry 83 (14%) · **■** Other work 102 (18%) · **■** Marginal 289 (50%)

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 Daspur - II

- Panch Gechhia Part- I1,483 people
- Jayrampur1,423 people
- Bhagabatipur1,396 people
- Kaigerya1,182 people
- Jajpur1,149 people
- Narayan Chak1,080 people
- Bhagaban Chak1,045 people
- Isabpur1,039 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Singhachak?1,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singhachak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Singhachak?89.4% (Census 2011)