About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is one of the larger villages in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,140, made up of 4,255 males and 3,885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	279 hectares
Population	8,140
Male Population	4,255
Female Population	3,885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Sultanpur

Sultanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sultanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sonapur, Sonatola, Sorakhar and Sukhpan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 8,140. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Sultanpur village has 4,255 males and 3,885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Sultanpur covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sultanpur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The census record for Sultanpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sultanpur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.