# Singheswar Village, Canning - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Canning - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Singheswar

Singheswar is a village in Canning - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,705 people in 748 households**, the 22nd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 3,705people (2011)
- 748households
- 71.8%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Singheswar

Of every 100 households in Singheswar in 2011, 14 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Singheswar · ■ Canning - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****4%**

**12%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**47%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Singheswar?

■ Singheswar · ■ Canning - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**961

Working population ****31.6%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 64.7% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 122 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (31%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 100 (9%) · **■** Marginal 567 (48%)

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 Canning - II

- Kalugachhi4,395 people
- Netra4,154 people
- Haora Mari4,136 people
- Miagheri4,134 people
- Srinagar3,420 people
- Ganga Cheri3,403 people
- Hediar Abad3,183 people
- Chengdona3,065 people

[All 61 villages in Canning - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/canning-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Singheswar?3,705 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singheswar in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Canning - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Singheswar?71.8% (Census 2011)