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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a small village in Maker tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 96 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Maker
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 96
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 35th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

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 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 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 47 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Vaishali, about 8.1 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 Maker 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Vaishali 8.1 km
Nearest town Lālganj 12 km
District headquarters Saran 47 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maker 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 206. That makes it the 35th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents.

Sultanpur village has 96 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

Sultanpur covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sultanpur falls under Maker tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Vaishali, about 8.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sultanpur.

Sultanpur is about 47 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in Maker tehsil of Saran district. Maker is about 5.2 km away. Vaishali is about 8.1 km away. Lālganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanpura (under 2 km), Ekderwa Masuriya (under 2 km) and Murahi (1.8 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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