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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,135, made up of 597 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 1,135
Male Population 597
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 53rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Sultanpur

Sultanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sultanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 7.2 km from Bhagalpur, 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
District headquarters Bhagalpur 7.2 km
Nearest town Bhāgalpur 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkund 24 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkund 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 1,135. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Sultanpur village has 597 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

Sultanpur covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sultanpur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sultanpur.

Sultanpur is about 7.2 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

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

The closest recorded villages are Sajaur (under 2 km), Rajanpur (1.7 km) and Rajpur Chaur (1.7 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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