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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Singargar is a village in Debra mandal, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, with a population of 688 across 142 households. The village has a literacy rate of 65.1% and is located at coordinates 22.553°N, 87.580°E with postal code 721156.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JAGANNATH MULA
Contact: 84****8445
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- LGD code
- 342061
- Pincode
- 721156
- Post office
- Marhtala
- Population
- 688
- Households
- 142
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1130 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 225
- Distance to district centre
- 12 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 81 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1110 km
- Nearest railway station
- Balichak · 22 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Keshpur Rural Hospital · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Singargar compares
By population, Singargar ranks #138 of 477 villages in Debra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.1%
−7.6% vs mandal average
- Singargar
- 65.1%
- Debra mandal
- 72.7%
- Paschim Medinipur district
- 69.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,130
+150 vs mandal average
- Singargar
- 1,130
- Debra mandal
- 980
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Singargar
- 4.8
- Debra mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Singargar at a glance
Singargar is a village of 688 people in 142 households (Census 2011) in Debra block, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, the 138th-largest of 477 villages in Debra block. Literacy is 65%, 8 points below the block average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,130 women per 1,000 men. It lies 12 km from the Paschim Medinipur district centre, 20 km from Gaurhati, the nearest town, 22 km from Balichak railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 721156, served by Marhtala post office; the LGD village code is 342061. The nearest hospital or health centre is Keshpur Rural Hospital, 13 km away. The sarpanch is JAGANNATH MULA, and the village votes in Debra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Subhashis Om. The population is estimated at 770 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singargar · this village | 688 | 65% | — |
| Bar Radhanagar · Debra | 766 | 64% | 1.2 km SE |
| Singaghai · Daspur - I | 1,435 | 67% | 1.6 km N |
| Paschim Dwarkhola · Debra | 533 | 66% | 1.8 km SE |
| Baguyan · Debra | 1,012 | 70% | 1.9 km S |
| Chand Khali · Keshpur | 763 | 49% | 1.9 km W |
| Harirajpur · Daspur - I | 1,491 | 67% | 2.1 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Singargar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 77.18
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 65.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Singargar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Singargar
- LGD code
- 342061
- Pincode
- 721156
- Post office
- Marhtala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 688
- Population (projected 2026)
- 770
- Households
- 142
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1130
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Coordinates
- 22.55279°N, 87.58001°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ghatal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Debra
- Member of Parliament
- Deepak Adhikari
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Subhashis Om
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- JAGANNATH MULA
- Block / Mandal
- Debra
Getting there
How to reach Singargar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata81 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1110 km
- Delhi1238 km
- Chennai1306 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBalichak22 km
- Bus stopRadhanagar16 km
- Hospital / PHCKeshpur Rural Hospital13 km
- ATM / bankBank of India30 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil18 km
- CollegeMidnapore City College28 km
- Police stationKhanakul Police Station33 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Singargar
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 721156
Villages near Singargar
Other villages in Debra mandal
View all 60+ →- Baragar
- Golgram
- Dingal
- Radhamohanpur
- Duan
- Satyapur
- Malighati
- Debra
- Hariharpur
- Jalimanda
- Turia
- Dhamtor
- Khasbazar
- Chak Lalpur
- Pashang
- Alisagar
- Bahadurpur
- Palashi
- Bhawanipur
- Dabadari
- Chandanpur
- Bhangaband
- Trilochanpur
- Abdalipur
- Nanda Bari
- Loyada
- Jabagerya
- Shal Dahari
- Chandipur
- Ramchandrapur
- Khas Kendu Bagicha
- Chak Madhuri
- Gayaspur
- Bagabanpur
- Hijalda
- Haipat
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)