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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a mid sized village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 275 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 275
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 62nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

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 - 10 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Mira Bigha 13 km
Nearest town 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 Ratni Faridpur 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 569. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Sultanpur village has 275 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Sultanpur covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sultanpur falls under Ratni Faridpur 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 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about under 2 km away. Mira Bigha is about 13 km away. Makhdumpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakasia Deyal Chak (under 2 km), Faridpur (under 2 km) and Sikandra (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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