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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,622, made up of 734 males and 888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,210 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 1,622
Male Population 734
Female Population 888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,210
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 20th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Sultanpur

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 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 24 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 11 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 Ratan Sarai 11 km
Nearest town Barauli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 24 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 24 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katiya 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 1,622. That makes it the 20th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Sultanpur village has 734 males and 888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 1210 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Sultanpur covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sultanpur falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Ratan Sarai, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sultanpur.

Sultanpur is about 24 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Ratan Sarai is about 11 km away. Barauli is about 12 km away. Katiya is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahijan Kalan (under 2 km), Majhaulia (under 2 km) and Sahijanwa Khurd (under 2 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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