Singerband

Singerband
Hingerband
village
Singerband is located in Assam
Singerband
Singerband
Location in Assam, India
Singerband is located in India
Singerband
Singerband
Singerband (India)
Coordinates: 24°47′34.05″N 92°57′03.44″E / 24.7927917°N 92.9509556°E / 24.7927917; 92.9509556
Country India
StateAssam
DistrictCachar district
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total
11,293[1]
Languages
 • OfficialBengali and Meitei (Manipuri)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationAS
Nearest citySilchar
Lok Sabha constituencySilchar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyLakhipur

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.[citation needed] Majority of the people belong to Manipuri.

References

  1. ^ "Census 2011 Lakhipur circle - Cachar". Census2011. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Govt withdraws Assamese as official language from Barak valley". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ^ Purkayastha, Biswa Kalyan (24 February 2024). "Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Swelling Barak River threatens Singerband passage in Cachar". Sentinel Assam. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2024.