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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a mid sized village in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 502 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Sonepur
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 958
Male Population 502
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 58th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Sultanpur

Sultanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sultanpur 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 - 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 65 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction, 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 Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonepur 3.0 km
District headquarters Saran 65 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonepur 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 958. That makes it the 58th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Sultanpur village has 502 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Sultanpur covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sultanpur falls under Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Sultanpur.

Sultanpur is about 65 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 Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction is about under 2 km away. Sonepur is about 3.0 km away. Saran is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Daria Sultanpur (under 2 km), Mirzapur (under 2 km) and Bharanpura (under 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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