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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Singdih is a village in Topchanchi mandal, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, with a population of 862 across 167 households. The village has a literacy rate of 65.1% and is located at coordinates 22.987°N, 85.565°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANGITA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 361291
- Pincode
- 828402
- Post office
- Topchanchi
- Population
- 862
- Households
- 167
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Sex ratio
- 911 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 418
- Distance to district centre
- 168 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 155 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 48 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 291 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chakradharpur · 35 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bundu Municipal Hospital · 20 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Singdih compares
By population, Singdih ranks #44 of 114 villages in Topchanchi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.1%
+4.9% vs mandal average
- Singdih
- 65.1%
- Topchanchi mandal
- 60.2%
- Dhanbad district
- 64.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
911
−13 vs mandal average
- Singdih
- 911
- Topchanchi mandal
- 924
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Singdih
- 5.2
- Topchanchi mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Singdih at a glance
Singdih is a village of 862 people in 167 households (Census 2011) in Topchanchi block, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, the 44th-largest of 114 villages in Topchanchi block. Literacy is 65%, 5 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 911 women per 1,000 men. It lies 168 km from the Dhanbad district centre, 11 km from Tamar, the nearest town, 35 km from Chakradharpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 828402, served by Topchanchi post office; the LGD village code is 361291. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bundu Municipal Hospital, 20 km away. The sarpanch is SANGITA DEVI, and the village votes in Jamtara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Irfan Ansari. The population is estimated at 1,016 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Singdih
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DHANBAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PABAPURI
- Total area (ha)
- 89.94
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Singdih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Singdih
- LGD code
- 361291
- Pincode
- 828402
- Post office
- Topchanchi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 862
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,016
- Households
- 167
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 911
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Coordinates
- 22.98725°N, 85.56542°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamtara
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Irfan Ansari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SANGITA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Topchanchi
Getting there
How to reach Singdih
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi48 kmcapital
- Kolkata291 km
- Hyderabad966 km
- Delhi1044 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChakradharpur35 km
- Hospital / PHCBundu Municipal Hospital20 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India29 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump35 km
- CollegeBirsa College30 km
- Police stationMurhu Police Station29 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 828402
- KharioTopchanchi mandal5,465 pop
- Rama KundaTopchanchi mandal4,297 pop
- ChitarpurTopchanchi mandal4,187 pop
- SingdahaTopchanchi mandal3,737 pop
- Bhuiya ChitroTopchanchi mandal3,295 pop
- Dumdumi Alias NarkopiTopchanchi mandal3,265 pop
- Sri RampurTopchanchi mandal3,191 pop
- ChaitaTopchanchi mandal3,109 pop
- MatariTopchanchi mandal3,103 pop
Villages near Singdih
Other villages in Topchanchi mandal
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- Chitarpur
- Singdaha
- Bhuiya Chitro
- Dumdumi Alias Narkopi
- Sri Rampur
- Chaita
- Matari
- Lokbad
- Madaidih
- Dhangi
- Tantri
- Gendanawadih
- Pradhan Khuta
- Ledatand
- Pawapur
- Korkota
- Naro
- Kamta
- Mohanpur
- Kherabera
- Brahmandiha
- Kandedih
- Pakarbera
- Belmi
- Fatehpur Alias Khantdih
- Dayabanspahar
- Chaurapatti
- Khurdih
- Bhaghmara
- Ledwadih
- Sidhabad
- Lachhmipur
- Asnasinagha
- Chirudih
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)