SING BURI
   
     

Basic Facts | Key Statistics | Population by age group & sex | Population Data

Sing Buri is an interesting town of 142 kilometers north of Bangkok. It is currently occupies an area of 841.40 square kilometers and is administratively divided into 6 districts, Muang Sing Buri, Inburi, Bang Rachan, Khai Bang Rachan, Phromburi and Tha Chang.

Boundaries

North:      Chainat and Nakhon Sawan
South:     Angthong
East:       Lop Buri
West:     Chainat and Suphanburi  
  

Key statistics of population and households of Sing Buri
(From Population and Housing Census 2000)

Items

   
Demographic characteristics    
          Total population (’000) 232.8
          Population in Municipal Area (%) 29.4
          Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) 90.9
          Median age 34.9
          Population by age group

    

              0-14 years (%) 20.9
             15-59 years (%) 63.5
            60 years and over (%) 15.6
         Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years)

    

            Total 57.4
            0-14 years 32.9
            60 years and over 24.5
         Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM)

    

             Males 27.4
             Females 24.3
          Thai nationality (%) 99.8
          Buddhism (%) 99.2
          Minority population

   

             Muslims (%)  0.4
Education

   

          Average years of education attainment of population  
          aged 15 years and over
6.9
          Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) 32.8
Employment characteristics of population aged 15 years and over

     

          During last year industry

   

               Population in the agricultural sectors (%) 38.5
          Work status (%)

   

               Employers 1.2
               Own account worker 28.8
               Employees 47.6
               Unpaid family workers 22.4
               Members of producers’ cooperatives < 0.1
Fertility

    

           Mean number of children ever born (per ever married 
           woman 15- 49 years)
1.62

           Mean number of children still living (per ever married
           woman 15-49 years)

1.59
Migration

    

          Five-year migration (1995-2000)

   

               Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) 3.8
          Lifetime migration

       

              Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) 11.2
Housing characteristics

   

          Average household size 3.6
          Female headed households (%) 35.7

 

Population of Sing Buri by age group and sex

 

      Population

      Percentage

Age group Total

Males

Females Total

Males

Females
Total

  232,766

110,809 121,957 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 14,663 7,636 7,027 6.3 6.9 5.8
5-9 16,620 8,639 7,981 7.1 7.8 6.5
10-14 17,326 8,999 8,327 7.4 8.1 6.8
15-19 17,610 9,153 8,457 7.6 8.3 6.9
20-24 15,426 7,831 7,595 6.6 7.1 6.2
25-29 15,086 7,285 7,801 6.5 6.6 6.4
30-34 17,913 8,370 9,543 7.7 7.6 7.8
35-39 20,546 9,562 10,984 8.8 8.6 9.0
40-44 19,381 8,696 10,685 8.3 7.8 8.8
45-49 17,198 7,861 9,337 7.4 7.1 7.7
50-54 13,277 6.054 7,223 5.7 5.5 5.9
55-59 11,442 5,200 6,242 4.9 4.7 5.1
60-64 11,775 5,343 6,432 5.1 4.8 5.3
65-69 9,331 4,113 5,218 4.0 3.7 4.3
70-74 6,898 2,925 3,973 3.0 2.6 3.3
75-79 4,211 1,734 2,477 1.8 1.6 2.0
80-84 2,463 903 1,560 1.1 0.8 1.3
85 and over 1,600 505 1,095 0.7 0.5 0.9

 

Population Data (As of 31 December 2001)

 
Total Population

223,163

        Males 107,652
       Females           115,511
Reproductive Health Statistics (2001) :
Maternal and Child Health
        Perinatal mortality rate 7.79 : 1,000 total births
        Maternal mortality ratio 82.37 : 100,000 live births
        Birth asphyxia rate 46.13 : 1,000 live births
        Low birth weight  9.10 %
        Rate of anemia in pregnant women 19.06 %
        Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years 12.45 %
HIV/AIDS
        AIDS case rate 63.87 : 100,000 population

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