Singerband or Singerbond is a village under Singerband Gaon Panchayat in the district of Cachar (Assam), India under Lakhipur sub division.
Singerband
Hingerband | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Singerband Location in Assam, India  Singerband Singerband (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°47′34.05″N 92°57′03.44″E / 24.7927917°N 92.9509556°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Cachar district |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,293[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | AS |
| Nearest city | Silchar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Silchar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Lakhipur |
Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place.[2][3]
Geography edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ "Census 2011 Lakhipur circle - Cachar". Census2011. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Purkayastha, Biswa Kalyan (24 February 2024). "Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Swelling Barak River threatens Singerband passage in Cachar". Sentinel Assam. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2024.