Singur

Singur
Census town
Dakat Kali Temple, Singur
Singur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Singur Singur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°49′N88°14′E / 22.81°N 88.23°E / 22.81; 88.23
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	21,382
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Hooghly
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Singur

Singur is a census town in Singur CD block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Jagatnagar Kalibari, near Singur

Geography

8km
5miles

Dwarhatta

R

Hooghly
River

Haripal

R

Barun Napara

R

Dadpur

R

Polba

R

Gurap

R

Dhaniakhali

R

Borai

CT

Baruipara

CT

Jagatnagar

CT

Nasibpur

CT

Singur

CT

Balarambati

CT

Bargachhia

CT

Tarakeswar

M

Champdani

M

Bhadreswar

M

Chandannagar

M

  

Cities and towns in the Chandannagore subdivision and Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD blocks of Chinsurah subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal corporation/ municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly.

Location

Singur is located at 22°49′N88°14′E / 22.81°N 88.23°E / 22.81; 88.23 . It has an average elevation of 14 metres (45 ft), and is situated on the Ganges delta.

The villages comprising Singur include Dewan Bheri, Dobandi, Baburberi, Khasherbheri, Joymolla, Ujjal Sangha, Beraberi, Bajemelia, Anandanagar, Deb Design Gallery, Ratanpur, Gopalnagar, Apurbapur, Jalaghata, Daluigacha East and West, Mirzapur, Bankipur, Boinchipota, Nabapally, Beleghata, Khosalpur, Pawnan, Gandarpukur, Dasani & Choyani, Ratanpur 1 & 2, Singherbheri, Nasibpur, Mollasimla, Rasulpur, Durgarampur, Dansi, Deshapara, Diara, Gobindapur, Hakimpur, Nanda, Habaspota, Naskarpur, Balarampur, Chhutipur, Subhipur, Notun Bazar, Benipur, Antisara, Burashanti, Ghanashyampur, Paltagorh, Telipukur, Khaserchak, Batriskhura, Alurbadh, Durgarampur, Biramnagar, and Harishnagar.

Police station

Singur police station has jurisdiction over Singur CD block. ^{[1] [2]}

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Singur CD block are located at Singur. ^[3]

Urbanisation

In Chandannagore subdivision 58.52% of the population is rural and the urban population is 41.48%. Chandannagore subdivision has one municipal corporation, three municipalities and seven census towns. The single municipal corporation is Chandernagore Municipal Corporation. The municipalities are Tarakeswar Municipality, Bhadreswar Municipality and Champdany Municipality. ^[4] Of the three CD blocks in Chandannagore subdivision, Tarakeswar CD block is wholly rural, Haripal CD block is predominantly rural with just one census town, and Singur CD block is slightly less rural with six census towns. Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD blocks of Chinsurah subdivision (included in the map below) are wholly rural. ^[5] The municipal areas are industrialised. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Singur had a total population of 21,382, of which 10,825 (51%) were males and 10,557 (49%) were females. The population below 6 years old was 1,646. The total number of literates in Singur was 17,458 (88.46% of the population over 6 years old). ^[5]

As of the 2001 India census, ^[6] Singur had a population of 19,539. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Singur had an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 81%, and female literacy was 71%. In Singur, 9% of the population were under 6 years of age.

Purusottampur is one of the oldest villages in Singur. Adi Biswalakhi Mandir, Dakat Kali Mandir, Anandamoyee Kali Mandir, Santosimar Mandir and Shib Mandir are situated in this village.

Economy

Tata Motors at Singur

Tata Nano

Main article: Tata Nano Singur controversy

Singur gained international media attention since Tata Motors started constructing a factory to manufacture their $2,500 car, the Tata Nano, at Singur. The small car was scheduled to roll out of the factory by 2008. ^[7] In October 2008 Tatas announced its withdrawal from the project. ^[8] In 2016, the Supreme Court quashed the West Bengal government's acquisition of 997 acres of agricultural land for Tata Motors and ordered its return to 9,117 landowners. ^{[9] [10]}

Himadri Speciality Chemical

Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd operates one of its major plants in Singur opposite the abandoned Tata Motors factory. ^[11] HSCL is the third largest producer of carbon black in India, and has a 17% share of the market. ^[12]

Transport

Rail

SIU/Singur is well connected with Howrah Junction railway station. Local trains runs between Singur railway station and Howrah Station via Sheoraphuli railway station. Around 32 lakh people from all around the city commute to Kolkata daily for work. In the Howrah-Tarakeswar section there are 48 trains that carry commuters from 21 railway stations. ^[13]

Roads

Singur is well connected with Kolkata through Durgapur Expressway (NH 2), Baidyabati to Tarkeswar connected road as (SH 2).

Education

Singur Government College, a general degree college, was established at Singur in 2013. It is affiliated with the University of Burdwan and offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Santhali, history, philosophy, political science, sociology and psychology. ^{[14] [15]}

There are several schools in Singur, including Madhubati Surabala Vidyamandir, Jogamaya Memorial Institute, Mahamaya High School, Golap Mohini Mallick Girls' High School, ^{[16] [17]} Anandanagar A C Roy High School, Anandanagar Ramanath High School, Gopalnagar High School, Beraberi SNM High School, Star Land School, Explorer School, Educare School, Nasibpur High School, Paltagarh High School, Swami Vivekananda School, and Abani Sishu Niketan.

References

1. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
2. "Hooghly District Police". West Bengal Police. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
3. "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Map of Hooghly district with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
5. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
6. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
7. "Tata Motors' small car to roll out of Singur by 2008". The Hindu Business Line, 26 November 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
8. "Tata's Singur Withdrawal 'slap' for West Bengal: Biman Bose". Two Circles.net, 4 October 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
9. Rajagopal, Krishnadas. "Return land to Farmers: SC orders West Bengal govt". The Hindu, 31 August 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
10. "Bengal to return Singur land to farmers on Sept 14". The Hindu Business Line, 12 September 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
11. "Himadri to invest ₹1,000 cr. in Singur". The Hindu. 14 March 2018. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 21 June 2023.
12. Kanungo, Soumonty (15 March 2018). "Himadri Speciality to invest Rs1,000 crore for production facility expansion at Singur". mint. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
13. Dey, Teesta. "The Suburban Railway Network of Kolkata: A Geographical Apprisal" (PDF). eTraverse, the Indian journal of spatial science, 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
14. "Government General Degree College, Singur". Singur Government College. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
15. "Singur Government General Degree College". College Admission. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
16. "Jogmaya Memorial Institute". JMI. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
17. "Jogamaya Memorial Institute". TargetStudy. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

External links

• Singur archives at Sanhati

• DEB DESIGN GALLERY