Singarkone is a village in Kalna II CD block in

Kalna subdivision Kalna subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview Kalna subdivision is spread mostly across the Bhagirathi basin, with its western part intruding into the Bardhaman p ...

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in the state of

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Geography

Location

Singarkone is located at

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Kalna II CD block are located at Singarkone.

Urbanisation

87.00% of the population of Kalna subdivision lives in the rural areas. Only 13.00% of the population lives in the urban areas. The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

Singarkon had a total population of 3,485, of which 1,784 (51%) were males and 1,701 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 331. The total number of literates in Singarkon was 2,514 (79.71% of the population over 6 years).

Market

According to local information, Bengali poet

Jatindranath Sengupta Jatindranath Sengupta (or Yatīndranātha Senagupta) (June 26, 1887 in Patilpara, Purba Bardhaman – September 17, 1954) was an Indian Bengali-language poet and writer. Birth Jatindranath Sengupta was born on 26 June in the year of 1887 at Pat ...

was born in his maternal uncle’s ancestral home at Patilpara village, located nearby, on 26 June 1887. Although he belonged to Santipur, he spent a lot of his time in the area. He had penned a piece about the Singarkone market. The state government is developing the market in his memory.

Transport

Kalna-Boinchee Road passes through Singarkone.Google maps

Culture

Baidyapur Jora Deul, a monument of national importance, is located nearby.

Healthcare

Badla block primary health centre at Badla is located nearby.

References

{{Purba Bardhaman District Villages in Purba Bardhaman district