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
Location in West Bengal, India
Singhabad
Singhabad (India)
Coordinates: 24.9183°N 88.2898°E / 24.9183; 88.2898
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictUttar Dinajpur
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

Location

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

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.[1][2]

Bangladesh started export of fertilizer to Nepal utilizing the Rahanpur-Singhabad transit point in November 2011.[3] 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.[4]

Land customs station

Singhabad has a land customs station for movement of goods by rail on the India-Bangladesh border.[5][6]

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).[7]

Transport

Singhabad railway station is on the Old Malda-Abdulpur line.[8]

References
  1. "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 2013-03-04.
  2. "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 2013-03-04.
  3. "Bangladesh export to Nepal thru India resumes tomorrow". Priyo Internet Life. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  4. Economic Integration in South Asia. page 244. Dorling-Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd., 14 Local Shopping Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi 110 017. 2010. ISBN 978-81-317-2945-8. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  5. "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 2012-01-28. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. "Notification No.:91/2009-Customs". CustomsIndiaOnline. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  7. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  8. "Departures from Singhabad". india rail info. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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