Singur
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Singur is a census town
in Hooghly district
in the India
n state
of West Bengal
. Singur railway station is 34 km from Howrah Station
on the Howrah-Tarakeswar
line. It is 2 km ahead of Kamarkundu
junction, the crossing point of Howrah-Bardhaman chord and Howrah-Tarakeshwar lines. It is on the Durgapur Expressway/ NH 2
.
. The several villages comprising Singur include Dobandi, Baburberi, Khasherberia, Joymolla, Ujjal Sangha, Beraberi, Bajemelia, Anandanagar, Ratanpur, Gopalnagor, Apurbopur, Jalaghata, Mirzapur, Bankipur, Bonchipota,Nabapally,
Notun Bazar, burashanti, Ghanashyampur etc.
A river has crossed through one side of singur.
, Singur had a population of 19,539. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Singur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 71%. In Singur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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. In October 2008 Tata announced that the factory will not be completed and the production of the Nano will be set up in Sanand
, Gujarat.
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...
in Hooghly district
Hooghly District
Hooghly district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal in India. It can alternatively be spelt Hoogli or Hugli. The district is named after the Hooghly River.The headquarters of the district are at Chinsura...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
. Singur railway station is 34 km from Howrah Station
Howrah station
Howrah Station is one of the four intercity train stations serving Howrah and Kolkata, India; the others are Sealdah Station, Shalimar Station and Kolkata railway station in Kolkata. Howrah is situated on the West bank of the Hooghly River, linked to Kolkata by the magnificent Howrah Bridge which...
on the Howrah-Tarakeswar
Tarakeswar
Tarakeswar is a town and a municipality in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a police station in Chandannagar subdivision. Tarakeswar is a renowned place of pilgrimage and the greatest centre of the Shiva sect in West Bengal. 58 km away from Kolkata, Tarakeswar can be...
line. It is 2 km ahead of Kamarkundu
Kamarkundu
Kamarkundu Junction is a railway station at the crossing of the Howrah-Tarakeswar and the Howrah-Bardhaman Chord lines.Kamarkundu is a village in Kamarkundu Gopalnagar gram panchayat in Singur block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-History:The...
junction, the crossing point of Howrah-Bardhaman chord and Howrah-Tarakeshwar lines. It is on the Durgapur Expressway/ NH 2
National Highway 2 (India)
National Highway 2 , commonly referred as Delhi-Kolkata Road is a busy Indian National Highway that runs through the states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. It constitute a major portion of historical Grand Trunk Road along with NH 91 and NH 1 in India...
.
Geography
Singur is located at 22.81°N 88.23°E. It has an average elevation of 14 metres (45 ft), and is situated on the Ganges deltaGanges Delta
The Ganges Delta is a river delta in the South Asia region of Bengal, consisting of Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal, India. It is the world's largest delta, and empties into the Bay of Bengal...
. The several villages comprising Singur include Dobandi, Baburberi, Khasherberia, Joymolla, Ujjal Sangha, Beraberi, Bajemelia, Anandanagar, Ratanpur, Gopalnagor, Apurbopur, Jalaghata, Mirzapur, Bankipur, Bonchipota,Nabapally,
Notun Bazar, burashanti, Ghanashyampur etc.
A river has crossed through one side of singur.
Demographics
As of 2001 India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Singur had a population of 19,539. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Singur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 71%. In Singur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
Singur gained international media attention since Tata MotorsTata Motors
Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. Part of the Tata Group, it was formerly known as TELCO...
started constructing a factory to manufacture their $2,500 car, the Tata Nano
Tata Nano
The Tata Nano is an inexpensive, rear-engined, four-passenger city car built by the Indian company Tata Motors and is aimed primarily at the Indian domestic market....
at Singur. The small car was scheduled to roll out of the factory by 2008. In October 2008 Tata announced that the factory will not be completed and the production of the Nano will be set up in Sanand
Sanand
Sanand is a city and a municipality in Ahmedabad district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is also referred as Auto hub or Detroit of Gujarat.-History:...
, Gujarat.