Singur

<!-- See WikiProject Indian cities for details -->Singur ( Shinggur) is a census town in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Singur railway station is 34&nbsp;km from Howrah Station on the Howrah-Tarakeswar line. It is 2&nbsp;km ahead of Kamarkundu junction, the crossing point of Howrah-Bardhaman chord and Howrah-Tarakeshwar lines. It is on the Durgapur Expressway/ NH 2.

Geography

Singur is located at . It has an average elevation of 14&nbsp;metres (45&nbsp;ft), and is situated on the Ganges delta. The several villages comprising Singur include Dobandi, Baburberi, Khasherberia, Joymolla, Ujjal Sangha, Beraberi, Bajemelia, Anandanagar, Ratanpur, Gopalnagor, Apurbopur, Jalaghata, Mirzapur, Bankipur, Bonchipota,Nabapally,Notun Bazar, burashanti, Ghanashyampur etc.A river has crossed through one side of singur.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Singur had a population of 19,539. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Singur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 71%. In Singur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Singur gained international media attention since Tata Motors started constructing a factory to manufacture their $2,500 car, the Tata Nano at Singur. The small car was scheduled to roll out of the factory by 2008. In October 2008 Tata announced that the...
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