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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a large village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,395, made up of 1,259 males and 1,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 884 hectares hectares.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 884 hectares
Population 2,395
Male Population 1,259
Female Population 1,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 35th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 884 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

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 - 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 15 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mira Bigha, about 13 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 Mira Bigha 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 14 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 15 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Makhdumpur 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 2,395. That makes it the 35th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Sultanpur village has 1,259 males and 1,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Sultanpur covers 884 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sultanpur falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Mira Bigha, about 13 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 - 10 km distance for Sultanpur.

Sultanpur is about 15 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Mira Bigha is about 13 km away. Makhdumpur is about 14 km away. Jehanabad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahamdipur (1.9 km), Naugarh (4.9 km) and Ikil Khas (5.4 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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