About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a large village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,985, made up of 2,036 males and 1,949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Amarpur
Area (hectares)	204 hectares
Population	3,985
Male Population	2,036
Female Population	1,949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 8th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Sultanpur

Sultanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sultanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 41 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Sabaur, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station	Sabaur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Bhāgalpur	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amarpur	26 km
District headquarters	Banka	41 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

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

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Common questions about Sultanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sultanpur village had a population of 3,985. That makes it the 8th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Sultanpur village has 2,036 males and 1,949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Sultanpur covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sultanpur falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Sabaur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sultanpur is about 41 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Sabaur is about under 2 km away. Bhāgalpur is about 7.2 km away. Amarpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.