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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a small village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 220 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.46 hectares hectares.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Gangapur
Area (hectares) 208.46 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 220
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 166th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 208.46 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Sultanpur

Sultanpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sultanpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sultanpur from other places

Sultanpur lies about 114 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidraja, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sultanpur
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 20 km
Nearest town Ahraura 26 km
Nearest railway station Saidraja 26 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 114 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sultanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sultanpur village had a population of 423. That makes it the 166th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Sultanpur village has 220 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Sultanpur covers 208.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sultanpur falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Saidraja, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sultanpur.

Sultanpur is about 114 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Gangapur is about 20 km away. Ahraura is about 26 km away. Saidraja is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajura (4.6 km), Hirapur (8.4 km) and Rahimpur (8.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sultanpur today is likely to be higher.

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