Singair Municipality is situated within the Singair Sub-District (Upazila) in Manikganj District (Zila), which is under Dhaka Division. The geographical coordinates of Singair are between latitudes 23°44' N and 23°52' N and longitudes 90°04' E and 90°16' E. The municipality is bounded on the north by Talebpur union, on the south by Charigram and Sayasta union, on the east by Joymontop union, and on the west by Bayra union. Agriculture land covers the northern, southern, and eastern portions of Singair Municipality. According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the population of Singair Municipality was 26,885. The urban population growth in Singair is 1.44% per year. Considering 10% floating population, such as farmers and traders coming to the city every day, the present (2023) population is estimated to be around 35,109. The household survey results show that majority of the occupation is business (32%), followed by private service (14%) and remittance (22%). The city does not have a dedicated sewerage system and most sanitation systems available in the town are classified as onsite systems (99.1%). The main types of toilet facilities are septic tanks connected to a soak pit, to an open drain, to a water body or to open ground, lined tanks or lined pits, with no outlet or overflow and unlined pits. The outcome of the SFD graphic shows that only twenty four percent (24%) of the excreta flow is classified as safely managed, and the remaining seventy six percent (76%) is classified as unsafely managed.

• Prepared by: CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE
• Date of production: 10/10/2023
• Last update: 10/10/2023