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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a large village in Mokameh tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,509, made up of 1,292 males and 1,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Mokameh
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 2,509
Male Population 1,292
Female Population 1,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 15th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,331 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 74 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Kanhaipur Halt, about under 2 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 Kanhaipur Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mokameh 9.2 km
District headquarters Patna 74 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mokameh 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 2,509. That makes it the 15th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,331 residents.

Sultanpur village has 1,292 males and 1,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

Sultanpur covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sultanpur falls under Mokameh tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Kanhaipur Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sultanpur.

Sultanpur is about 74 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in Mokameh tehsil of Patna district. Kanhaipur Halt is about under 2 km away. Mokameh is about 9.2 km away. Patna is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanhaipur (under 2 km), Mor (2.2 km) and Morasdabad Urf Sadipur (2.2 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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