Singerband Explained

Singerband
Other Name:Hingerband
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Assam#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Assam, India
Coordinates:24.7928°N 92.951°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Assam
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Cachar district
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:11,293[1]
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri)
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:AS
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Silchar
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Silchar
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Lakhipur

Singerband or Singerbond is a village under Singerband Gaon Panchayat in the district of Cachar (Assam), India under Lakhipur sub division.

Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place.[2] [3]

Geography

Singerband is situated in the southern side of Borak River. Lakhipur is the nearest subdivisional town where the villagers trade their agricultural products. The villagers use the ferry ghats to reach their subdivisional town by boat. There is a connecting river bridge at Binnakandi Part 1 to their sub-divisional town. During the monsoon season the condition of roads deteriorate.[4]

Facilities

It has one Public health centre, four lower primary school, 3 high school including one English medium school, one Junior college. It has two small markets.

The population of Singerband is around 50/50 Muslim and Hindu. Majority of the people belong to Manipuri.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2011 Lakhipur circle - Cachar . Census2011 . 2 January 2024.
  2. News: Govt withdraws Assamese as official language from Barak valley . Press Trust of India . 9 September 2014 . Business Standard India . 29 January 2018 . 29 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195116/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-withdraws-assamese-as-official-language-from-barak-valley-114090901180_1.html . live .
  3. News: Purkayastha . Biswa Kalyan . 24 February 2024 . Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts . Hindustan Times . 26 February 2024.
  4. Web site: Swelling Barak River threatens Singerband passage in Cachar . Sentinel Assam . 5 August 2020 . 2 January 2024.