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About Sulemanpur Village

Sulemanpur is a mid sized village in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 425 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares.

Sulemanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulemanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 800
Male Population 425
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sulemanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sulemanpur is the 47th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Sulemanpur

Sulemanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sulemanpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sulemanpur from other places

Sulemanpur lies about 15 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Dekpura Halt, about 3.3 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 Sulemanpur
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Dekpura Halt 3.3 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 7.4 km
District headquarters Nalanda 15 km

Villages closest to Sulemanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rahui 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 Sulemanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulemanpur village had a population of 800. That makes it the 47th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Sulemanpur village has 425 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulemanpur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Sulemanpur covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sulemanpur falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sulemanpur is Dekpura Halt, about 3.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sulemanpur.

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

Sulemanpur is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Rahui is about 1.9 km away. Dekpura Halt is about 3.3 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mararpura (under 2 km), Gaibi (under 2 km) and Mirzapur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sulemanpur today is likely to be higher.

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