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Singur is a town and the headquarters of the Singur community development block in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. Located in the Ganges Delta region, it lies about 40 kilometers northwest of Kolkata and serves as an agricultural hub for the surrounding rural area.

Singur gained national attention in 2006–2008 over the proposed Tata Motors small-car factory. The government acquired

Since then, Singur has remained primarily agricultural, with crops typical of the Hooghly district. Development efforts

Singur is connected by road and rail, lying on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line, with Singur railway station

farmland
for
the
project,
provoking
protests
by
farmers
and
political
opposition.
The
dispute
sparked
a
broader
debate
on
land
acquisition
for
industry
and
helped
elevate
Mamata
Banerjee
and
the
Trinamool
Congress
in
state
politics.
In
2008
the
company
shifted
the
project
to
Gujarat,
and
much
of
the
Singur
land
was
returned
to
farmers
and
repurposed.
The
episode
left
a
lasting
imprint
on
West
Bengal's
development
policy
and
political
discourse.
since
the
controversy
have
focused
on
rehabilitation
and
rural
livelihoods,
with
no
large-scale
industrial
project
at
Singur
comparable
to
the
original
plan.
serving
the
area.
The
town
forms
part
of
the
administrative
and
electoral
landscape
of
West
Bengal
and
continues
to
be
associated
with
agricultural
livelihoods
and
rural
development.