Singar Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011
Singar is a village situated in Nabagram block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,182 families residing in the village Singar. The total population of Singar is 5,200 out of which 2,619 are males and 2,581 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Singar is 985.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Singar village is 604 which is 12% of the total population. There are 295 male children and 309 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Singar is 1,047 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (985) of Singar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Singar is 70.7%. Thus Singar village has a higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 77.93% and the female literacy rate is 63.25% in Singar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Singar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Singar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Singar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 604 | 295 | 309 |
| Literacy | 70.67% | 77.93% | 63.25% |
| Scheduled Caste | 2,900 | 1,447 | 1,453 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Illiterate | 1,952 | 808 | 1,144 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 55.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Singar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Singar village out of total population, 1,640 were engaged in work activities. 74% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,640 workers engaged in Main Work, 329 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 519 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,213 | 1,120 | 93 |
| Cultivators | 329 | 316 | 13 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 519 | 509 | 10 |
| Household Industries | 42 | 37 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 323 | 258 | 65 |
| Marginal Workers | 427 | 372 | 55 |
| Non Working | 3,560 | 1,127 | 2,433 |
Map of Singar, Murshidabad, West Bengal
Nearby Villages to Singar, Nabagram
Below are the list of villages near Singar village in Nabagram.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Radhanagar | 109 |
| Jurankandi | 847 |
| Gura | 6,802 |
| Jhulanpur | 3,029 |
| Nabagram | 6,939 |
| Saidpur | 475 |
| Karjora | 1,302 |
| Fakirpur | 1,980 |
| Ikrol | 2,301 |
| Rasulpur | 9,954 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Singar, Murshidabad, West Bengal - Wikipedia