Singhabad

Singhabad (also spelled Singabad) is a village in Habibpur CD block in Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a railway transit point on the Bangladesh-India border.

Singhabad
Singabad
Village
Singhabad is located in West Bengal
Singhabad
Singhabad
Location in West Bengal, India
Singhabad is located in India
Singhabad
Singhabad
Singhabad (India)
Coordinates: 24.9183°N 88.2898°E / 24.9183; 88.2898
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,951
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
732132
STD/ Telephone code03511
Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyHabibpur
Websitemalda.nic.in

Geography
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Cities, towns and locations in the northern portion of Malda district (including Chanchal subdivision and Old Malda, Habibpur, Bamangola and Gazole CD blocks)
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility, H: historical centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Singhabad is located at 24.9183°N 88.2898°E / 24.9183; 88.2898.

Area overview

The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the Barind in the east and the tal in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are "hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron." It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the tal, is a flat low land and "is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes." The tal area is prone to flooding by local rivers.[1] The total area is overwhelmingly rural.[2][3] There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur.[4]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Singhabad-Rohanpur transit facility

It is an active transit facility point. The corresponding station on the Bangladesh side is Rohanpur railway station in Nawabganj District.

As per the Memorandum of Understanding entered into by Bangladesh and India on 15 August 1978 it was agreed to facilitate overland transit traffic between Bangladesh and Nepal. An addendum was made on 6 September 2011, to add new rail routes for facilitating overland transit traffic between Bangladesh and Nepal.[5][6]

Bangladesh started export of fertilizer to Nepal utilizing the Rahanpur-Singhabad transit point in November 2011.[7] The Singhabad-Rohanpur transit point allows through transport of goods from Raxaul in Nepal to Khulna in Bangladesh, without any transhipment, but is rarely used.[8]

Land customs station

Singhabad has a land customs station for movement of goods by rail on the India-Bangladesh border.[9][10]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Singabad had a total population of 1,951, of which 1.023 (52%) were males and 928 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 306. The total number of literates in Singhabad was 1,158 (70.40% of the population over 6 years).[11]

Transport

Singhabad railway station is on the Old Malda-Abdulpur line.[12]

References
  1. "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Pages 13-15: Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Page 98: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. "Addendum to MOU between India and Bangladesh to facilitate overland transit traffic between Bangladesh and India, 6 September 2011". Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  6. "Joint Statement on the occasion of the visit of the PM of India to Bangladesh, 7 September 2011". Item No. 40. Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  7. "Bangladesh export to Nepal thru India resumes tomorrow". Priyo Internet Life. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  8. Economic Integration in South Asia. 2010. ISBN 978-81-317-2945-8. Retrieved 6 March 2013. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  9. "Notification No. 63/94-Cus. (N.T.) dtd 21/11/1994 with amendments - Land Customs Stations and Routes for import and export of goods by land or inland water ways". Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. "Notification No.:91/2009-Customs". CustomsIndiaOnline. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  11. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  12. "Departures from Singhabad". india rail info. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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