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About Sultanghata Village

Sultanghata is a small village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 68 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Sultanghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanghata village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 68
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
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 Sultanghata compares

By the 2011 count Sultanghata is the 101st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Sultanghata

Sultanghata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sultanghata 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 Sultanghata from other places

Sultanghata lies about 30 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 7.4 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 Sultanghata
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Telta 7.4 km
Nearest town Kasba 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 30 km

Villages closest to Sultanghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sultanghata village had a population of 127. That makes it the 101st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Sultanghata village has 68 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanghata has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Sultanghata covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sultanghata falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sultanghata is Telta, about 7.4 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 Sultanghata.

Sultanghata is about 30 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanghata is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 5.9 km away. Telta is about 7.4 km away. Kasba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marua (1.8 km), Chatian (2.1 km) and Bangaon (2.3 km).

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

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